palm oil

Intended to control soaring domestic cooking oil prices, the Indonesian government's ban has had a series of unintended consequences.

Palm oil firms chasing export profits were driving up costs for consumers, creating a potential political headache for the government.

The ban, which comes into effect on Wednesday, will add further upward pressure to the global price of cooking oil.

A new report claims that palm oil executives in PNG have bribed officials, paid police to brutalize villagers, used child labor, and participated in an apparent tax evasion scheme.

The country has abundant resources of biomass, a great potential source of renewable energy.

The EU is making efforts to leverage its market power to ensure that products entering the trading bloc are more environmentally sustainable.

Palm oil tensions between the EU and Indonesia and Malaysia continue to be a point of contention in the group’s ties with Southeast Asian countries.

The country’s defense minister has once again suggested the idea as an option in its defense policy.

While differences persist, there is enough room for both sides to carve out wider collaboration on sustainability issues.

Groups in Malaysia are helping educate farmers on sustainable practices for producing the lucrative palm oil.

The world community is a part of Indonesia's haze problem. It can also be part of the solution.