Minister says plantation owners maintain ageing trees to ensure short-term income.

Malaysian, Indonesian plantations face shrinking yields, possible hikes in prices of essential product.

Plantations minister says this ensures companies abide by Malaysia’s strict standards

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Malaysian plantation companies should improve transparency and accountability in their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting to enhance credibility, said an academician.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) aims to expand the country’s total cocoa farming area to 10,000 hectares in five years from 5,985 hectares currently, said Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Malaysia’s palm oil industry is set to generate RM4 billion in revenue if half of the indicated 40,000 foreign workers needed by the sector are allocated harvesting duties, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry is going to look into the issue of windfall profit levy raised by industry players and consult with relevant parties, said Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

GUA MUSANG, Nov 19 —  More than 1,000 residents of the Kesedar Sejahtera Local Community Settlement Project (PPMS) here are living in fear of a tiger suspected to be on the prowl in the oil palm plantation area over the last few days.

By Norrasyidah Arshad  SHAH ALAM, Nov 7 — The Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation (PKPS) has suffered nearly RM4 million in losses following flooding at its oil palm plantation in Sungai Panjang, Sabak Bernam, with water level rising by over metre.  Its chief executive officer...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) has launched a new model of the Latex Production Incentive pilot project (IPL) and the Malaysian Sustainable Natural Rubber pilot project (MSNR) to increase the country’s latex production.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) has submitted seven proposals to strengthen and ensure the sustainability of agriculture industries for the Finance Ministry’s consideration for Budget 2024, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The government, under the National Security Council (MKN), is reviewing and studying the possibility of allowing refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia to work temporarily in the plantation sector as a way to overcome the workforce shortage issue, the Dewan Negara was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — A total of 20,970 foreign worker employment quota has been approved for the plantation sector under the Foreign Worker Employment Relaxation Plan (FWERP) as of March 18, 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad has received its first "post-pandemic batch" of migrant workers, the palm oil planter said on Thursday, paving the way for more workers to enter Malaysia and help ease the severe labour crunch after bureaucratic hiccups.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The Indonesian government’s strict measure of banning all palm oil exports would likely cause Indonesian plantation players to suffer, while pure upstream players, as well as those with downstream capacities in Malaysia, would emerge, winners, according to investment analysts.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — FGV Holdings Bhd will be appointing an independent auditor to conduct an assessment on its operations which are deemed to be against the 11 International Labour Organisation (ILO) indicators of forced labour, as advised by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

KUALA NERUS, April 24 — Local people are urged to take up jobs in the plantation sector to meet the job market and earn a lucrative income.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Bursa Malaysia extended upward trend Tuesday, buoyed by hopes that the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines will spur economic recovery soon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The government has introduced two solutions to address the negative impact of the shortage of foreign workers in the plantation sector, said Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister II Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng.

KUALA BERANG, Nov 14 — The decomposed body of a man believed to have died about three weeks ago was found in a four-wheel drive (4WD) Nissan Navara at an oil palm plantation in Cherang Nibong, Ajil here, late yesterday noon.