BANGI, June 19 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry has ordered an immediate engagement session with palm oil industry players following concerns over the implementation of a 5 per cent Sales and Service Tax (SST) on the oleochemical sector starting next month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry aims to focus on mechanisation and automation to overcome the tight labour supply for the palm oil industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The government has targeted oil palm replanting on 77,000 hectares of land over the next five years (2025 to 2029) to ensure the palm sector remains sustainable and competitive by implementing an oil palm replanting programme, specifically among smallholders.

KUALA KANGSAR, Nov 19 — Palm oil mills in the country have been urged to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology for oil processing, thus lowering costs and increasing revenue.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry will discuss with the Finance Ministry (MOF) to increase the assistance provided in the oil palm replanting grant to boost productivity among smallholders.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 23 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry presented a proposal to the Finance Ministry last week to revise the palm oil windfall profit levy (WPL).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — The rubber glove industry is expected to contribute up to RM12.4 billion in export revenue this year, said the Plantation and Commodities Ministry.

PUTRAJAYA, July 17 — Malaysia is seeking cooperation with China to establish a shared consensus during engagements with the European Union, particularly regarding the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The government does not plan to reinforce the oil palm replanting programme via grants for now, the Plantation and Commodities Ministry said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The main barrier to the development of Malaysia’s small bamboo industry is different state governments’ land policies, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Plantation and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Fong Hin is set to lead the Malaysian delegation to China for a working visit and agri-commodity promotions from July 8 to July 12, 2024.

TAIPING, July 6 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry will gather data on costs involved from palm oil industry players before decisions on the windfall profit levy (WPL) are sent to the Finance Ministry ( MOF).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry plans to review the windfall profit levy (WPL) on palm oil in Malaysia in Budget 2025, aligning it with current palm oil prices.

PETALING JAYA, June 6 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry is cautiously optimistic that Malaysia will be able to achieve a double-digit growth in rubber gloves export revenue this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Stern action will be taken against retailers, distributors, and importers of products with labels discriminating against palm oil, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The oil palm industry is facing problems or is being affected after the government froze the hiring quota of foreign workers due to the surplus of foreign workers, which actually applies to the manufacturing and service sectors.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) believes standardising commodity prices in the market is impractical to implement as it involves high costs for the government and is feared to affect a market's efficiency.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry and the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) plan to further strengthen collaboration between Malaysia and Indonesia to benefit the palm oil industry in both countries.

BANGI, Jan 23 — The government has agreed to allow the hiring of foreign workers specifically for the plantation sector under the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK), said its minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani’s appointment as Plantation and Commodities Minister following Tuesday’s Cabinet reshuffle is expected to improve the Malaysian agricultural industry’s governance and practices, especially towards the sustainability of the palm oil industry.