Landowner groups in East New Britain in Papua New Guinea have shut down the Liguria Oil Palm Mill. NBC reported that the closure on 12 May came six weeks after East New Britain Palm Oil Ltd, which ...

Since 2019, human rights groups have filed numerous complaints against German supermarket chain Edeka and palm oil supplier NaturAceites, alleging the companies failed to respond to concerns from ...

The United Nations singled out PT Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), the second-largest palm oil company in Indonesia, raising specific allegations of systemic human rights and environmental abuses linked to ...

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An eyewitness shares footage of the aftermath of a bombing near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, and describes the 'pretty scary scene' to Reuters. Video credit: X @_nimasworld.

Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, is facing proposed U.S. tariffs of 32 per cent, while number two producer Malaysia faces a 24 per cent rate. The tariffs have been put on hold ...

JAKARTA, May 16 (Reuters) - The Indonesia Palm Oil Association, GAPKI, on Friday urged the government to delay a planned hike in the palm oil export levy, warning it could harm competitiveness ...

Malaysian palm futures continued to rise for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday. They took their cues from higher vegetable oil prices at the Dalian exchange. However, a stronger ringgit ...

Question 1: What is palm oil, and what makes it so important? Answer: Palm oil (derived from the oil palm species Elaeis guineensis) is the most widely traded and consumed vegetable oil in the world.

A member of the Indonesian Ombudsman, Yeka Hendra Fatika, during a discussion on the correlation between the palm oil industry, economic growth, and self-sufficiency in energy and food in Jakarta on ...