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Singapore stocks hit near 3-week high on growth data
Published on 02/01/2018
» Singapore shares climbed nearly 1% on Tuesday, buoyed by data showing the city-state's economy grew last year at its fastest pace since 2014, while Indonesia reversed course to end lower after touching a record high.
Ban on trans fat could boost palm oil
Business, Published on 04/01/2018
» The proposed ban on trans fat will force restaurants and cooking oil makers to modify their products, but the change may be a boon to the palm oil sector, an industry heavily supported by the government's Palm Oil and Palm Oil Industries Development Strategy.
Last suspect in 4m speed pill case nabbed
Methee Muangkaew, Published on 06/01/2018
» TRANG: A fourth suspect wanted for smuggling 4 million speed pills was arrested early on Saturday after eight months on the run.
Man held in Phayao for smuggling deer carcass
News, Published on 10/01/2018
» A man has been detained in Phayao province after being caught in possession of a muntjac carcass believed to have been smuggled in from neighbouring Laos, the local national park authorities said yesterday.
Coriander: Best Supporting Actor
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 14/01/2018
» We usually see coriander on khao man gai (Hainanese-style chicken with rice), pad woonsen (stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables), fried rice, omelette with ground pork, or clear soup with ground pork-stuffed bitter melons.
Indonesia tries educating palm oil critics
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/01/2018
» Indonesia has vowed to continue the fight against what it sees as an unfair global camaign against its palm-oil industry, a key economic driver that generated more than US$17 billion worth of exports in 2016.
Indonesia, Malaysia condemn EU move to limit palm oil use
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Top palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia on Thursday criticised the European Union for backing a ban on the use of palm oil in biofuels, with a Malaysian minister calling the move a protectionist trade barrier and a form of "crop apartheid".
EU move fuelling unease among palm oil producers
Spectrum, Published on 28/01/2018
» The livelihood of as many as 300,000 oil palm farmers in Thailand could be in jeopardy after the recent decision by the European Union (EU) to look at ways of banning imports of palm oil biofuel from 2021, industry experts say.
OPG turns focus to Laos for oil palm plantation
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/01/2018
» OPG Tech Co, a local palm oil trader, is gearing up for oil palm plantation and biodiesel production in Laos after seeing limited business opportunities in Thailand.
Chocolate royalty
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 02/02/2018
» For 134 years, Maison Bonnat has been passed on from generation to generation, from father to son, practicing a skill few artisans master today -- the art of making chocolate.