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In April, the government announced its intention to evict around 40,000 people residing in seven villages inside the national park, accusing them of building illegal settlements and cultivating palm oil plantations in protected forest areas.
Malaysia will once again take centre stage in the global palm oil industry as it hosts the prestigious Malaysian Palm Oil Board International Palm Oil Congress and Exhibition (PIPOC 2025) from 18 to 20 November at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). The biennial event, organised by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) the nation’s leading oil palm research and development agency under the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK), is among the world’s largest platforms for knowledge exchange and innovation in the sector.
All palm oil companies were ordered to each pay a Rp 1 billion (US$59,580) fine, along with various restitution ranging from Rp 900 billion to nearly Rp 12 trillion, after they were declared guilty in a corruption case pertaining to crude palm oil export permits.
Representing 40 percent of total plantation area, their challenges could limit the country’s ability to seize the export opportunities offered by the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA).
