All posts tagged "palm oil"
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985CultureOur durians recently got very popular, but here’s why it may not be a good thing.
We’ve talked a lot about deforestation in Malaysia before, and so far, the usual culprits have been oil palm, logging and mining....
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1.5KAutomotiveDiesel in Malaysia now has more palm oil in it than before. But is it still safe to use?
If you drive a vehicle that uses diesel, you might be interested to know that Malaysia recently switched to a greener form...
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283EnvironmentEurope cari pasal with Malaysia again… and its because of one of Malaysia’s biggest exports
Last week, more than one thousand palm oil farmers gathered in front of Menara Felda to protest against EU’s latest palm oil decision. The...
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639Environment8 everyday things in Msia that are made with plenty of palm oil (and… why?!)
So if you’re a Malaysian who’s vaguely knowledgable about our country, you’ll know that palm oil is one of the biggest contributors to our...
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4.6KBusinessHow the problems with this FELDA company could affect the next General Election
For more than 2 weeks now, you might have noticed bits and pieces of news about a company called Felda Global Ventures...
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300EnvironmentTo save our palm oil, Malaysia is teaming up with… the country that brings us HAZE?!
By now, you may already know that the annual haze-a-thon that chokes our region is largely due to the palm oil deforestation...
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3814AnimalsWhoah. Did Malaysian palm oil estates create this weird creature?!
Over the weekend, the Borneo Post reported that plantation workers in Sibu, Sarawak encountered some sort of “alien” while going through their...
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4114EnvironmentWhere is all of Malaysia’s timber going?
The east coast of Malaysia is no stranger to floods, but even so it couldn’t have prepared us all for this year’s almost-Armageddon kind...