Licenses of palm oil millers will be revoked if they refuse to resume operations: Minister
Some palm oil millers had apparently suspended production following a dramatic plunge in the price of the edible oil.
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Indonesia may not meet EU demand for coal
Previously, Germany was said to have asked for around 150 million tons of coal from Indonesia, but the ministry said there was no formal agreement to that request.
In yet another hike, Pakistan jacks up petrol price by nearly Rs15
Minister of State for Petroleum Musadiq Malik said the government had to take tough decisions to steer the country out of the crisis.
Worsening inflation outlook fuels sharper rate hike bets for South Korea
The monthly increase observed in the survey is also the largest gain seen since the Bank of Korea began compiling data in 2008.
G7 to work to ‘develop a price cap’ on Russian oil: US official
The plan aims to starve the Kremlin of its "main source of cash", US national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, said.
Watered-down G-7 climate commitments dismay activists
G-7 leaders, prompted partly by the energy crisis, have granted a host of stays and exceptions to climate protection goals.
Cambodia’s energy efficiency policy due end-2022
The effort will be to slow the growth rate of national energy demand from 2014 to 2035 by at least 20 per cent.
RI’s domestic workers more protected abroad than at home
Millions of migrant Indonesians risk their lives overseas because life at home is difficult. But there they find better treatment.
Bangladesh opposition to electronic voting machines harden
Those opposed to the electronic voting machines say it will allow the ruling party to steal votes.
Cash assistance for Cambodia’s poor continues
Launched in 2020 by Prime Minister Hun Sen to counter effects of the economic downturn due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the cash transfer programme is now in its ninth renewal period.