By: Napat Kongsawad & Anuradha Raghu (Bloomberg) BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): Palm oil jumped more than 5% to inch closer to RM4,000 a ton after a US acreage report showing smaller-than-expected soybean plantings shocked crop markets and sent prices of…
“I hope that when I revisit it, this tree will have thrived,” Jenne Lajiun, a senior reporter, was visibly happy as she recently planted a tree seedling at the Bagahak 1 estate. The Sawit Kinabalu Group, World Wide Fund for…
Sustainability certification that focuses on a whole state is being piloted in Malaysia, with benefits for smallholders and conservation. By Louise Hunt, China Dialogue Adopting an approach to sustainable palm oil that focuses on entire landscapes could help regions that produce the…
LONDON: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof’s official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) ended on a high note as policymakers here have given their commitment to recognise the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification in the country’s due…
By: Kristy Inus / The Star / 13 April 2023 KOTA KINABALU: Sawit Kinabalu Group, a Sabah government-linked company has paid the third interim dividend payout for 2022, totalling RM11.16mil, to the state on Thursday (April 13). Chief Minister Datuk…
Source: The Star / 22 March 2023 KOTA KINABALU: WWF-Malaysia celebrated the International Day of Forests by planting fig trees for habitat restoration in critical areas on Sabah’s east coast. Some 940 fig seedlings were planted in Tabin, Lahad Datu,…
There are new players in the profitable but occasionally challenging real estate market. It has just come to light that Sawit Kinabalu Group (SKG) has expanded into the brick-and-mortar sector and will formally introduce “Sawit Property” at a later time. To…
By Bernama SANDAKAN: Sabah continues to be a significant regional palm oil producer, providing livelihood and shared prosperity for all Sabahans, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA). Its chief executive officer Joseph Tek said last year, Sabah produced 23.3 per…
KOTA KINABALU (Oct 26): The State Government through the Sawit Kinabalu Group launched Sabah’s very own brand of cooking oil “Sayang”, an initiative to make the commodity more accessible and affordable to the people. “The Government is always sensitive to…
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government will maximise the use of technology and innovation to improve productivity, competitiveness and development of the palm oil sector, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He said the progress in the palm oil sector…
