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Palm oil gains on stronger crude oil, supply worries
Balung, Tawau, Sabah: Three storage tanks for palm oil. Part of the process plant of Apas Balung Palmoil Mill (Kilang Apas Balung), operated by SAWIT Kinabalu
2020-04-08, The Times of India
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures firmed on Wednesday, tracking gains in crude oil futures and supported by supply concerns as the world's No.2 producer is...
Sunway set to raise up to RM2 bln via note programme2020-04-10
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 -- Sunway Bhd has established a commercial paper/ medium-term note programme (CP/MTN Programme) of RM2 billion in nominal value. The group today lodged all required...
Sabah allows oil palm estates, palm oil mills to resume operations2020-04-10
Malaysia Kini: CORONAVIRUS |...
Kuwait reports 83 new COVID-19 cases, 993 in total2020-04-10
China.dot.org: KUWAIT CITY, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait reported on Friday 83 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 993, the Health...
Modi assured of well being of Indian diaspora by Gulf nations: MEA2020-04-10
Business Line: Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, in his telephonic interactions with leaders of various Gulf nations on the COVID-19 situation, discussed the well being of the Indian diaspora in these countries. "The PM personally requested...
Sabah oil palm estates, mills in six districts given conditional green light to operate2020-04-10
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has given a conditional green light for oil palm plantations and mills in six east coast districts to restart operations after they were ordered to stop on March 30. ......
Export potential in Lao PDR, Myanmar found in new forms of trade2020-04-10
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 -- The use of non-equity modes (NEMs) of production has been increasing in both Lao PDR and Myanmar, as demonstrated in exports from these countries as new forms of trade. For example, an estimated US$274 million in electrical...
Federal govt contributes three million face masks to Sabah2020-04-10
Malaysian National News Agency: KOTA KINABALU, April 10 -- Sabah today received three million pieces of face mask from the federal government for distribution...
Malaysia's top palm producing state to reopen estate, mills without coronavirus cases2020-04-10
Canada Dot Com: KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s biggest palm oil producing state, Sabah, has agreed to reopen plantations and mills that do not have any coronavirus...
Hardware shops in Sabah allowed to operate twice a week – state secretary2020-04-10
Malaysia Kini: CORONAVIRUS | They are allowed to operate on Tuesday and Thursday, from 9am to 3pm....
Hardware shops in Sabah allowed to operate twice a week - State Secretary2020-04-10
Malaysian National News Agency: KOTA KINABALU, April 10 -- Hardware shops in Sabah are allowed to operate only twice a week; on Tuesday and Thursday, from 9 am to 3 pm. State secretary Datuk...
Chartered flight to bring back Malaysian students in Egypt2020-04-10
Malaysian National News Agency: By Muammar Eusouffi Zainol Abidin KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 -- A chartered flight with 280 Malaysian students in...
Hulu Selangor is now COVID-19 red zone area2020-04-10
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 -- The Hulu Selangor district in Selangor is the latest to be categorised as a COVID-19 red zone area, bringing to 25 the number of COVID-19 red zone areas in the country as at noon yesterday, according to the Health...
Association proposes partial operation for SMEs during MCO period2020-04-10
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 -- The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is proposing for the government to allow SMEs to partially operate during the MovementControlOrder (MCO) period in order to generate cash flow. MalaysianSMEAssociation national...
Robust cash management helps in times of crisis- KPMG2020-04-10
Malaysian National News Agency: KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 -- Having a tight grip on cash management will provide companies with valuable breathing space in times of crisis, such as ripple effects of COVID-19 pandemic, said KPMGMalaysia managing partner Datuk JohanIdris. This is...