Article type: metered User Type: anonymous web User Status: Campaign ID: 7 Cxense type: free User access status: 3KUALA LUMPUR: Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok (pic) brushed aside calls for her resignation by protestors outside Parliament. "The price of palm oil was above RM1,700 per metric last December and had gone up to RM2,485 per metric as of Oct 31 this year. Earlier in Dewan Rakyat, Kok informed lawmakers that country's palm oil export had risen by 19.7%. When met, Ismail Sabri said there is boycott pressure from the European Union and India on Malaysian palm oil which had affected palm oil prices. "What we have heard so far from the minister is to replant bamboo instead as an alternative and take a teaspoon of palm oil every morning.

Source: The Star November 04, 2019 04:41 UTC