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MUKOMUKO – The Regional Government of Mukomuko, Bengkulu Province will re-auction palm oil procurement which was fail in the first procurement.

 JAKARTA – The government of Norwegian ensured that the reducing emission programme (REDD+) keeps running. They are seriously doing it because Indonesiaa agreed the cooperation in reducing emission in Oslo, Norwegian, five years ago.

 JAKARTA – Some non government organization (NGOS) urged the government to run the decision of High Court No. 35/PUU – X?2012 which regulates the determination of indigenous region/people’s cultivation region/indigenous forest. So the forest regions which the people will get, about 12,7 millions hectares could be implemented.

 JAKARTA – Coordinator Secretary of Economy, Sofyan Djalil, Tuesday (14/4) said, the CPO policy draft about crude palm oil (CPO) fund will have been signed by Secretary of Treasury.

Jakarta– Referring to General Directorate of New and Renewable Energy and Energy Conversion, the vegetable fuel absorption in the 1st third quarter 2015 just reached 40% or it decreased if it compared to last year. It means, as written in Media Indonesia, what the government has tried in mandatory B15, that is, the mixture about 15% of vegetable fuel in 1 liter diesel, does not run well.

JAKARTA – Indonesia is now the biggest crude palm oil (CPO) producer in the world with the export volume reaching 21 millions tons per year from 28 millions tons of CPO which were produced. But the government now does not focus to export only but also the domestic needs.

JAKARTA – Indonesia Palm Oil Board (IPOB) urged, palm oil company operating in Indonesia to increase the palm oil waste advantage to be new and renewable energy, which will be used not only to the company itself but also to the people’s electricity needs.

JAKARTA – Executive Director of Sawit Watch, Jefri Gideon Saragih thought, palm oil companies could run sustainable without damaging the evironment in the future. He thought, the company cannot run its business without the government’s and people’s supports.

Jakarta  – Indonesian Chambers urged the replanting programme to the unproductive commodity through the cooperation fund scheme. The replanting programme will be started by planting 2 hectare area.

Bekasi – As a matter of fact, palm oil candle business is potential, just like what PT Biolina does, locating in Bekasi , West Java. The owner of Biolina, Lina Darmadi said, palm oil candle is exported to six countries in the world.

JAKARTA – Ministry of Industry revised the regulation in Indonesian National Standard (INS) on the cooking oil within the technical regulations, such as, quality test tools, vitamin ingredients, quality management and certification system.

Jakarta– When the government boosts the palm oil absorption, in the same time the condition of diesel truck markets decreases. This becomes the reason that Indonesian Vehicle Industries Association (IVIA) could not increase the national truck production in the short time.

JAKARTA – Chairman of Sustainable Strategy Plantation Development Forum, Achmad Manggabarani supported the ISPO as the standard in Indonesia. He thought, ISPO should be strengthened by the competent auditors.

JAKARTA – Within the investment reaching US$467 millions or Rp6,07 billions (Rp13.000/US$), it is said, there are four companies planning to build palm oil factories in crude palm oil (CPO) – base.

Kuala Lumpur – International Environment Non Government Organization, Fern and Forest Trends accused, the increasing demands on some commodities, such as, palm oil, cow meat, soybean and skin have urged the increasing of illegal logging in the forest in Malaysia.

JAKARTA – What the government tries to implement the mandatory biodiesel nationally will not influence the national cooking oil stocks.

JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation businessmen really support the implementation of Indonesian Sustainability Palm Oil (ISPO) or environmental palm oil plantation certification.

West Kotawaringin -  Referring to the Plantation Agency of West Kotawaringin, the regions has the best spatial plantation management. It is proved by the minimal conflicts happening about the overlapping licences.

JAKARTA – When attending National Innovation Forum, 2015 in Graha Widya Bhakti, Puspitek, Tangerang, Banten, Monday, 13 April 2015, President Joko Widodo criticized the national research world.

JAKARTA- Referring to Regulation of Secretary of Agriculture No.98 / 2013 about the Guidance of Plantation Business Licence, the making plasma palm oil plantation regulates that the company should cultivate at least 20% of the total area.