You will reap what you sow
There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them. — Confucius, philosopher Imagine you are old, sick and have to spend the night alone in the wilderness in an oil palm plantation far […]
Plantation security guard nabbed in assault case
MIRI: Police have detained five men to assist investigation into an assault case at an oil palm plantation here last Sunday. All of the suspects were detained around 10am this morning and are being remanded at Miri Centre Police station (CPS). In the 2pm incident, the victim, aged 22, sustained injuries on his body after […]
Landowners not forced to join Salcra projects
KUCHING: Nobody is forced to take part in any Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) project, said Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh. “If you have your own capital and willingness to work on your own, you just proceed,” he said today (Feb 6). He noted that there were pros and cons of Salcra’s jurisdiction, but […]
Latest roadblock in Sibu district
SIBU: Police have identified an oil palm plantation road in Pasai Siong as the new location of roadblock in Sibu district. Sibu District Police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the General Operations Force (GOF) and the army would assist the police in the roadblock. “This oil palm plantation will be the seventh location of […]
Plantation players rejoice over higher palm oil price amid pandemic-hit year
KUALA LUMPUR: The majority of plantation players have recorded stellar net profit in 2020 while some companies have substantially trimmed their losses, thanks to the higher palm oil price amid a pandemic-hit year. Plantation experts expected the momentum to continue in 2021 especially since the country’s palm oil inventory stood at a 40-month low of […]
Allow foreign workers for oil palm industry
KUCHING: Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) has urged both the federal and state governments to allow for a consignment of ‘relief’ foreign workers to resolve the acute workers shortage in the oil palm industry. Its chief executive officer Andrew Cheng Mui Fah said due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the country has stopped new […]
Cry for solution to plantation manpower shortage
KUCHING: The Sarawak and federal governments are urged to come up with urgent solutions to resolve the acute shortage of harvesters and loaders faced by oil palm estates in the state. Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) said any delay would only further jeopardise the survival of the industry. This would affect the livelihood […]
Minister urges locals to fill void left by foreign workers in plantations
KUALA LUMPUR: In the quest to offset the shortage of workers in the plantation and commodity sectors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali has called on locals to fill the void left by foreign workers. He said the shortage of manpower in the plantation and […]
Taking over onshore oil, gas activities
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) is taking over the stewardship of Sarawak onshore oil and gas said its chairman Tan Sri Hamid Bugo. “I am happy to announce that Petros will be the steward of Sarawak’s onshore oil and gas activities. “We have revisited our purpose which is to harness our […]
Oil Palm: From ornamental to commercial
Palm oil is one of the world’s most lucrative natural commodity. While the cultivation of oil palm can take years, the harvest, on the other hand, depends on the current climate. Nonetheless, the crop is much needed for our everyday life. It is the miracle ingredient in everything: from food, to personal care and cosmetics, […]
