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SERUYAN – Vice Regent of Seruyan, Central Kalimantan Province, Yulhaidir mentioned, based on what the people reported, the waste of palm oil company of PT Teguh Sampurna is suspected to pollute Sahabu river which caused many fishes dead.

JAKARTA – For there are many cases of fire in the forest and area, Ministry of Environment and Forestry makes a practical action by making team of environment and forestry management.

LEBAK – Being difficult to get gas in 3 kilograms, which becomes the daily need of the people in Lebak, Banten Province, they should use waste of palm oil and woods to cook their daily needs.

JAKARTA – PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (AALI) plans to finish to acquire 50% of the share of Malaysian subindustry company Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK), that is, PT Kreasijaya Adhikarya locating in Dumai, Province of Riau.

BINTULU - There are 366 gasoline stations in Serawak, Sabah, and Labunan will sell palm oil biodiesel of B7 in the end of this month. Secretary of Plantation Industry and Commodity, Datuk Amar Douglas Unggah Embas said, Saturday, (17/1).

JAKARTA –One of the best company in the world, Cargill, which was founded in 1865 by Wallace Cargil will be 150 years old.

TELUK KUANTAN – Based on the data from Plantation Agency, KuantanSingingi (Kuansing), there are more than 279 thousand hectares of palm oil plantations, the back up areas are about 244 thousand hectares and the forest areas are 414.226 hectares.

KOBA – Legislators of Central Bangka, Bangka Belitung Province asked the business licence of PT Hans BuanaIntiGuna Lestari (HBIGL), a palm oil company operating in Subdistict of Simpangkatis. There was assumption, the company does not have it yet.

BOGOR – Research team of Surfactant and Bioenergy Research Center, Agriculture Institute of Bogor (SBRC-AIB) has been making innovation by developing palm oil midrib to be biomass source of energy in biopellet.

SOUTH TAPANULI– A palm oil farmer inTarapung Village, Subdistrict of MuaraBatang Toru, District of South Tapanuli(Tapsel) said that the farmers’ fruit production decreased.

MAMUJU – The plans of government of West Sulawesi to build crude palm oil (CPO) palm oil factory (POF) without having plantations was protested by Karossa Students Association, (HIPPMA KAROSSA), District of Central Mamuju, West Sulawesi.

MUKOMUKO – Independent Palm Oil Farmers (IPOF) District of Mukomuko thought, the fruit price making in Bengkulu province is just by accepting the report from the  companies.

MAMUJU – Based on the price fruit making team, Plantation Agency, Province of West Sulawesi, in January 2013, the fresh fruit of 10 to 20 year old increases Rp1.472,24/kg.

NEW DELHI – Crude palm oi (CPO) price increased 1,48 % to be Rs465,90 /10 kg in the stock exchange on Thursday (15/1) for the speculants created the new position by the increasing demands in the markets.

SINGKAWANG – Police region East Singkawang arrested two palm oil theft using open car, in subdistrict Mayasofa, East Singkawang Timur, Wednesday (14/1)  night.

INHU – Korean palm oil company, PT Inecda Plantations which running its business in District of Indragiri Hulu (Inhu), Riau Province is closed for uncertain time by the local government. The company has no plantation business licence (PBL) in a 3.100 hectare areas.

PEKANBARU – Plantation Agency, Riau Province asked the farmers to be aware of middlemen who buy the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) because the FFB price increases. Don’t let the good quality be bought in the cheaper price.

MAMUJU – Head of Management and Marketing Plantation Result, Plantation Agency, Province of West Sulawesi, Abdul Waris Bestari said, this year, five palm oil factories will be built in two districts in West Sulawesi.

JAKARTA – Coordinator of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation held a discussion on Thursday (15/1) to describe and inform their works and the plans in this year.