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MAMUJU – The development of palm oil plantation sector in West Sulawesi region often cause land disputes conflict between the company and local society. That’s why Indonesian Parliament asking for West Sulawesi Regional Parliament to establishes special committee for land disputes.

MEDAN – Conservation International (CI) supports the mandatory of Indonesian government, in this case is Agriculture Ministry which is required all of palm oil companies which are operated in Indonesia to own Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification in 2015.

PEKANBARU – Riau Provincial Government assesses, local people are dominantly work as farmer, includes palm oil farmer. That’s why, Acting Governor of Riau Province, Arsyad Juliandi Rachman expects all of local palm oil stakeholders can continue the sector as sustainable.

JAKARTA – PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk (SSMS) keep sharpen their business performance, in order to strengthen it position in palm oil plantations sector. The increasing of operations efficiency is done by consistently in line with some efforts to stimulate sustainable productivity and keep the stability of profitable.

JAKARTA – Management Decision of PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk to acquire two palm oil companies, are PT Tanjung Sawit Abadi (TSA) and PT Sawit Multi Utama (SMU) from PT Citra Borneo Indah, ensured as the right step to maintain and increases the production ability, operations, and company financial.

PEKANBARU – Tani Sawit Jaya Group accuses PT Andika Permata Sawit Lestari for on suspicion of vandalism, possession, and using by law violated for plantation and agriculture lands as 650 hectares located in law area of Rokan Hulu (Rohul) and Rokan Hilir (Rohil) Regency, Riau Province.

SAMARINDA – Plantations revitalization planning program which aims to re-vitalizing palm oil plantations from bad management, so that result into the increasing production, which proclaimed by East Borneo Agriculture Agency gets a support from Commission II local Parliament.

SAMARINDA – By the spreading of palm oil plantations, expected to driven the local society economy, especially in Paser Regency.

BAKAUHENI – Agriculture quarantine centre class I of Bakauheni Port Working Area will exterminating 71,250 palm oil seeds which are secured on Friday (12/12) ago. The confiscated seeds were planned to be delivered into Semarang.

CALANG – Palm Oil Mill (POM) owned by PT Boswa, since a month ago were reported no longer operating to processing fresh fruit bunches.

NUNUKAN – Palm oil businessman in Sebatik Island, Nunukan Regency, North Borneo Province mentioned as 3,000 tons of harvested palm oil fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from Sebatik Island plantations sold into Malaysia monthly.

PEKANBARU – Agency Business of REDD+ signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) related to the implementation of reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) program in regional/city level with contribution of 12 Regencies/Cities in Riau Province.

JAMBI – Palm oil Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in Jambi Province for 12^th – 18^th December 2014 for FFB from three years old palm oil trees decreasing by Rp3/kg to be Rp1,265/kg from last week were as Rp1.268/kg.

TIMIKA – A palm oil plantation company, PT Pusaka Agro Lestari, which has closed and the license has put away recently by Mimika Regent, Eltinus Omaleng, in fact, has invested as US$30 million or about Rp360 billion for palm oil operations.

JAKARTA – Today, palm oil global market not only accusing the palm oil company to do sustainable principals and criteria practices, but also palm oil farmers accused to do the same. That’s why, Unity of Palm Oil Farmers (Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit-SPKS) keep effort in implementing sustainable palm oil practices for it 38 thousand members.

MUMBAI – India’ Government planning in faces the dependence of the country to palm oil imports, by opening palm oil plantation areas as 1.03 million hectares or equals with state country Connecticut, USA area, has made many protests from environmentalists.

LONDON – Europe Union doing consultation with Russia, as one of country united in WTO, related to import duty tax for paper, refrigerator, and palm oil products.

KUALA LUMPUR – After the delay for a year, it is informed, Malaysian government will launch “green” certification scheme for palm oil plantations in Malaysia, which is regulated effectively in 2015.

TAMBUSAI – On Wednesday (17/12/2014), palm oil mill (POM) operations of PT Kencana Utama Sejati (KUS) located in Gunung Intan, Tambusai Barat Village, Tambusai District has inaugurated.

PEKANBARU – Head of Regional Income Agency of Riau, Joni Irawan, stated Riau Government Province, asks Export Tax (ET) of crude palm oil (CPO) can return into Distributed Local Income (DLI).