Primary agriculture commodities include rice, cassava , peanuts, natural rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, and eggs. Palm oil production is vital to the economy as Indonesia is the world's biggest producer and consumer of the commodity, providing about half of the world's supply.
In July 2025, journalist Muhammad Yusuf of the local news site Kemajuan Rakyat died in detention while awaiting trial on charges related to his reporting on a land dispute between farmers and a palm oil company (see C3 and C7).
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The law also bars temporary or outsourced workers and workers without employment contracts from joining a union. The law requires the participation of 20 percent of the employees in the bargaining unit where the union seeks to operate; the International Labor Organization (ILO) called this requirement excessive. The scope of collective ...
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* Oil prices hit 2025 high on Iranian crude exports ban * Indonesia interest rate decision due on Thursday * Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand end little changed By Mensholong Lepcha April ...
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Malaysia has set itself a target of a month within which to resolve its trade dispute with India over palm oil, the country's new commodities minister said on Wednesday. The deadline comes after ...
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2017 World Report 2017 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff undertook in 2016, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in focus. In his introductory essay, Executive Director Kenneth Roth…
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MANILA: The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture on Friday sought a temporary ban on palm oil imports from Indonesia and Malaysia, saying local coconut and oil palm farmers are hurting from
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MANILA (REUTERS) The Philippines said on Thursday (March 28) it would form a "technical working group" with Malaysia and Indonesia to address its concern over alleged smuggling and dumping of
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Production of palm oil in Indonesia has, since 1964, recorded a phenomenal increase from 157,000 tonnes to 41.5 million tonnes in 2025 and a total of 51 million tons will be needed in 2025 to sustain international and domestic demands. Palm oil accounts for 11% of Indonesia
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Last week, the country had made a temporary ban on palm oil imports from the world’s two largest producers. Importation data gathered from the Philippine Department of Agriculture revealed that the export of palm oil to the Philippines from both Indonesia and Malaysia have increased by 100% over the last three years, shared Mr Pinol.
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On the Philippines, which is seeking a temporary halt on palm oil imports from Malaysia and Indonesia, Dr Mahathir said the government would hold negotiations to resolve the matter.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) said Indonesia and Malaysia will jointly seek justice at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the EU presses on to ban palm oil. On June 10, 2025, the EU Parliament passed the Delegated Act to restrict and ban palm oil biofuel altogether, by 2030.
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16-3-2020· Under the current conditions, its time for us to work from home, study from home and worship at home, Jokowi said at a press conference at Bogor Palace in West Java on Sunday.
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6-1-2020· The Jakarta Post News Channel. press enter to search. LOG IN / REGISTER. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION. Indonesian palm oil exports to China drop by half in January: GAPKI
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Indonesia added fuel to its ongoing feud with the European Union last week by filing a lawsuit to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the bloc’s palm oil policy, which Indonesia has
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5-3-2020· The temporary ban, which will come into effect on Sunday, will prevent people who have visited certain regions in the three countries in the last 14 days from visiting or transiting in Indonesia.
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In a major collaborative effort to address persistent labour rights issues in Indonesia’s palm oil sector, five industry giants have jointly announced two new pilot projects that seek to change practices around casual labour and improve conditions for women workers.
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31-3-2020· The temporary burn ban lasts for seven days. Though Manatee County residents can still use outdoor cookers or grills, as long as they’re attended, the following is prohibited: fireworks
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News Greta Thunberg named Time Person of the Year. The young climate activist has been recognized as the magazine's annual Person of the Year. The 16-year-old has torn into world leaders for the
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Authorities deployed tens of thousands of personnel and water-bombing aircraft to tackle the slash-and-burn blazes set to clear agricultural land, including on palm oil and pulp plantations. On Wednesday, the World Bank said the economy took a hit of some $5.2 billion, equal to about 0.5 percent of gross domestic product.
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11-3-2020· Community expresses concern over ban on large gatherings in seeks release from San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo has proposed a temporary moratorium on the evictions of residents facing
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JAKARTA: Indonesia has filed a World Trade Organization lawsuit against the European Union over plans to phase out palm oil-based biofuel for cars, the trade ministry said. The action could escalate a trade dispute between Indonesia — the world’s top palm oil producer — and the EU, which plans to end its use of biofuels by 2030, citing concerns over widespread deforestation caused by the
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Cruise ship that visited Hong Kong searches for a port after Philippines, Japan cases on the ship in a press release provided temporary ban on non-citizens or
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Environment COP25: Climate conference falls short of concrete action. Negotiators end a mammoth conference with a watered-down deal. Activists voice disappointment over a
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Discourse: Netherlands not in favor of ban on Indonesian palm oil Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will visit Indonesia from March 10 to 13 at the invitation of President Joko Widodo. — The Jakarta Post. Lion Air to Airlift 13,000 Indonesian Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
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MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India has informally asked palm oil refiners and traders to avoid buying Malaysian palm oil, government and industry sources said, following Kuala Lumpur’s criticism of India’s actions in Kashmir and its new citizenship law.
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12-3-2020· World oil output may fall by 10 million barrels a day. posing for a photo at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, NCH Healthcare System seeks temporary housing for
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Tell Trader Joe's CEO Dan Bane: Ban Palm Oil! 0 have signed. mainly found in the carbon-rich soil of Indonesia, "Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil", that seeks to keep the clearing of palm oil to only specific regions, similar to how trees are grown and logged in the US.
Get Price‘Militarized occupation’: local communities pay the price but received no comment by press Four of Indonesia’s largest palm oil producers signed a landmark commitment in New York
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Indonesia’s largest online food delivery service, Go-Food, has introduced a charge for disposable cutlery. It could be the first delivery service in Southeast Asia to do so, as the region searches for business solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.
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Nestle can no longer claim to use certified sustainable palm oil in its chocolates and other products, after being suspended by the group responsible for certification. But Greenpeace says the ban
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Trade protectionism in Indonesia: Bad times and bad policy. Along with sharp increases in global energy and mineral prices in the 1970s and 1980s, the FDI reforms brought oil and mining multinationals to Indonesia, Restriction for exports of crude palm oil and its derivatives.
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