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SEOUL – Secretary of Plantation, Industry, and Commodity, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, Monday (27/4) said, Malaysia’s palm oil becomes the main import for South Korea. It is booked, in 2014, the exports reached 374.000 ton or equal to 85%

BLANGPIDIE –Forest and Plantation Agency, District of Southwest Aceh noted, in 2015 the people’ plantations reach more than 17 thousands hectares. From those numbers, 11 thousands hectares are productive.

JAKARTA – Environmental issues still become the “home work” for national palm oil industries. ButVice President of Indonesian Republic, Jusuf Kalla thinks, it is not a big problem.

ROHUL–Regent of Rokan Hulu (Rohul) Achmad is becoming the suspect by Police Department of Riau on the provocation.  It is written in the Civil Law, article 160.

PASIR PANGARAIAN–Seven people become the suspects in the stealing of palm oil fruit belonging to PT Budi Murni Panca Jaya. They are now threatened by 7 years in jail. This was told by Head of Section of General Crime, Court of Pasir Pangaraian, Zaidi, Monday (27/4).

MEDAN–Chairman of Indonesian Chambers of North Sumatera, lvan Iskandar Batubara, said, Africa is potential to export palm oil and rubber.

PEKANBARU– The government is asked to protect Industrial Plantation Forest and national palm oil industries from the provocation of foreign non government organizations (NGOs) which are harmful both in social, economical and international perspectives.

JAKARTA–As the one biggest palm oil exporter, Indonesia has big chances to cooperate with Egypt about the product.

PADANG–Head of Plantation Agency of West Sumatera Province, Fajarudin in Padang, Thursday (23/4) said, palm oil plantation is a long term investment which reaching 25 to 30 years.So the farmers are suggested to use and plant certified seeds.

 MUKOMUKO – Some numbers of palm oil farmers in District of Mukomuko asked for compensation for having broken palm oil plantation, done by unresponsible men.

JAKARTA–The researcher of Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) Mouna Wasef said, the modus crime of turning over the forest to be palm oil plantations, for years was done by bribing the officers. This makes loss for the state and the local people themselves.

SIMPANG AMPEK–Local Environmental Non Government Organization, Peduli Lingkungan Bumi Andalas (Pelindas) District of West Pasaman, West SumateraProvince, thought, there was minimum socialization of Regional Regulation about Palm Oil Waste Advantages

JAKARTA – To fulfill the national electricity needs, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources plans to build electricity power from palm oil waste.

SERAWAI – Two new investors, they are, PT. Agro Surya Mandiri and PT. Agro Bina Lestari are ready to invest in palm oil plantation in Subdistrict of Serawai, District of Sintang, West Kalimantan Province.

BLANG PIDIE –Head in duty of Forestry and Plantation Agency, District of Southwest Aceh, Herman Suriadi, Wednesday (22/4) said, his side will distribute415.500 superior palm oil seeds to the farmers in the region.

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) predicted, the crude palm oil (CPO) production for the last twenty days or from April 1st -20th, 2015 increased 17% than the same period in the previous month. 

ROHUL – Not only being useful to the regional economy, Liquid Waste Advantage Pilot Project for Village Electricity Power within 1 megawatt (MW) capacity, or the Biogas Electricity Power within 1 MW capacity in Village of Rantau Sakti, Subdistrict of North Tambusai, District of Rokan Hulu (Rohul), it is now becoming the educational center in renewable energy.

JAMBI –Based on the  palm oil price team making decision, Plantation Agency of Jambi Province, in the period of 24 – 30 April 2015, the three year old fruit is decreasing Rp6/kg to be Rp1.222/kg from the previous week which reaching Rp1.228/kg.

PALEMBANG –Based on the palm oil fruit price making team, Plantation Agency of South Sumatera, in the second period of April 2015, the fruit decreases Rp159,02 /kg to be Rp1552,08/kg than the price in the second period in March 2015 which reaching Rp1711,10/kg.

PEKANBARU –Provincial Government of Riau makes a policy not to enlarge palm oil plantation area. Head of Regional Promotion and Modal Investment Agency, Riau Province, Irhas Irfan said, it is impossible to enlarge and cultivate palm oil plantation industries in the region.