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JOHOR BAHRU, Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd has identified more than 10,000 hectares of land in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Solomon Islands for the development of new oil palm plantations, its chairman Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim said today.The company's aggressive expansion in the two countries will be undertaken by its subsidiary companies New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL) and Ramu Agri-Industries Ltd.
"The group has identified a new plantation area of about 6,000 hectares in PNG, where planting is scheduled to take off end of this year."In the Solomon Islands, it has identified 4,100 hectares of land next to an existing plantation and planting here is expected to start on 1,000 hectares first," he told reporters after the company's annual general meeting here today.Currently, Kulim owns 83,000 hectares of plantation land in Malaysia, PNG and Solomon Islands and expects to double its hectarage in the two foreign countries in 10 years.
Muhammad Ali said following the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification, the company has started negotiations with several parties in Europe for the sustainable supply of palm oil.The company's new mill in Liverpool, United Kingdom is expected to start operations early next year and this is expected to boost market prospects for the company's product in Europe.Kulim also expects to open two more processing plants in PNG in 2010 and 2012, he said.
Earlier, Muhammad Ali announced that the company's pre-tax profit for the first quarter of 2009 had declined by 39.23 percent compared with the corresponding period of last year. He attributed the lower performance to the difficult operations for oleochemicals faced by its subsidiary, Natural Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd (NatOleo).However, although its pre-tax profit fell to RM129.32 million compared with RM212.79 million last year, its revenue went up 54.33 percent to RM463.46 million, Muhammad Ali said.NatOleo faced difficult operations in the first quarter, registering a loss of RM26.91 million."This was caused by the cancellation in contracts where the cost of the main raw material was high."
The situation is however expected to get better and NatOleo is expected to register profits in the second quarter of 2009, he added.Its subsidiary, KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd (KFCH) meanwhile has also received the greenlight from Yum! restaurant in India to open 12 KFC restaurants in Mumbai and Pune by end of next year.KFCH will spend US$10 million to open the restaurants in India.QSR Brands and KFCH are also expected to spend RM48 million to open up more KFC and Pizza Hut outlets nationwide in line with the growing demand in market, he added.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
LEDANG Furniture City Complex
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TANGKAK, A RM300 million furniture city complex will be built near the proposed site for the new administrative centre for Ledang district in Jalan Muar-Bukit Kangkar, here, soon.Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the creation of the furniture city was to support development efforts in the new administrative centre.
The 220,000 sq metre-complex is to promote Johor as a major furniture producer in the country.
"Although the complex is called furniture city, 15 per cent of its size will be allocated for the textile business, in line with Tangkak being known as textile town."The state government plans to turn the area around the new district administrative centre into a commercial area," Ghani told reporters after visiting storm victims from the affected villages in Serom, here, today.
He said the building of the new administrative centre would also be accompanied by projects to build 'honeycomb' homes where each house would share a compound.In the storm two days ago, 50 houses in Kampung Serom Lima, Serom Enam, Serom Lapan, Parit Pulai and Kampung Melayu Raya were damaged, while electric cables snapped and telephone lines got disconnected.
Ghani, who is Umno Ledang division chief, said assistance would be given to the affected villagers.
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TANGKAK, A RM300 million furniture city complex will be built near the proposed site for the new administrative centre for Ledang district in Jalan Muar-Bukit Kangkar, here, soon.Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the creation of the furniture city was to support development efforts in the new administrative centre.
The 220,000 sq metre-complex is to promote Johor as a major furniture producer in the country.
"Although the complex is called furniture city, 15 per cent of its size will be allocated for the textile business, in line with Tangkak being known as textile town."The state government plans to turn the area around the new district administrative centre into a commercial area," Ghani told reporters after visiting storm victims from the affected villages in Serom, here, today.
He said the building of the new administrative centre would also be accompanied by projects to build 'honeycomb' homes where each house would share a compound.In the storm two days ago, 50 houses in Kampung Serom Lima, Serom Enam, Serom Lapan, Parit Pulai and Kampung Melayu Raya were damaged, while electric cables snapped and telephone lines got disconnected.
Ghani, who is Umno Ledang division chief, said assistance would be given to the affected villagers.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Johor-Singapore Third Link Proposal
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KOTA TINGGI, Local residents welcome the building of a third bridge linking Johor and Singapore from the east side of the state as proposed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as it will spur economic growth in Pengerang and Desaru."Hopefully, with the bridge, more foreign tourists will come to Pengerang and Desaru," Pengerang Fishermen's Association acting chairman Abu Bakar Mohamad told Bernama Friday.
He said the arrival of more tourists especially to Desaru, known for its beautiful, long beach, would boost the tourism industry in this part of Johor.
According to Abu Bakar, Pengerang, although not as well-known as Desaru, was popular with Singaporeans for its fresh seafood, especially lobsters.
Najib at a press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Friday that Malaysia had proposed to the republic to build a new bridge linking east Johor with the island republic.
The new bridge, according to Najib, would further facilitate the movement of people, goods and services between the two countries.Najib who arrived in Singapore last evening for a two-day official visit, said the new bridge would also spur development in east Johor like Pengerang and Desaru which had big economic potential.
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KOTA TINGGI, Local residents welcome the building of a third bridge linking Johor and Singapore from the east side of the state as proposed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as it will spur economic growth in Pengerang and Desaru."Hopefully, with the bridge, more foreign tourists will come to Pengerang and Desaru," Pengerang Fishermen's Association acting chairman Abu Bakar Mohamad told Bernama Friday.
He said the arrival of more tourists especially to Desaru, known for its beautiful, long beach, would boost the tourism industry in this part of Johor.
According to Abu Bakar, Pengerang, although not as well-known as Desaru, was popular with Singaporeans for its fresh seafood, especially lobsters.
Najib at a press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Friday that Malaysia had proposed to the republic to build a new bridge linking east Johor with the island republic.
The new bridge, according to Najib, would further facilitate the movement of people, goods and services between the two countries.Najib who arrived in Singapore last evening for a two-day official visit, said the new bridge would also spur development in east Johor like Pengerang and Desaru which had big economic potential.
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Singapore Tanker Catches Fire
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JOHOR BAHRU, A tanker carrying about 2,000 tonnes of used oil caught fire about 3.3 nautical miles off Pengerang, Kota Tinggi, near here Monday.Region II Marine Operations Force Head of the Intelligence Division DSP Rosman Ismail said 15 of 17 crewmen were rescued in the 11am incident.
Five of them are seriously injured while two Indonesian crew identified only as Mustakim and Salehuddin, are still missing."The fire caused oil spill but it is not serious," Rosman said.
The crewmen, comprising 15 Indonesians and two Chinese nationals jumped into the sea when the tanker owned by a Singapore company caught fire.Ten of them were rescued by the Marine Operations Force at about 11.10am while five others were rescued by the Singapore coast guard several minutes later.Heavy rain doused the fire on the ship which was registered in San Lorenzo, Argentina.The ship was carrying used oil from Indonesia to Singapore and had moored there since four days ago.Explosions were heard during the fire.
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JOHOR BAHRU, A tanker carrying about 2,000 tonnes of used oil caught fire about 3.3 nautical miles off Pengerang, Kota Tinggi, near here Monday.Region II Marine Operations Force Head of the Intelligence Division DSP Rosman Ismail said 15 of 17 crewmen were rescued in the 11am incident.
Five of them are seriously injured while two Indonesian crew identified only as Mustakim and Salehuddin, are still missing."The fire caused oil spill but it is not serious," Rosman said.
The crewmen, comprising 15 Indonesians and two Chinese nationals jumped into the sea when the tanker owned by a Singapore company caught fire.Ten of them were rescued by the Marine Operations Force at about 11.10am while five others were rescued by the Singapore coast guard several minutes later.Heavy rain doused the fire on the ship which was registered in San Lorenzo, Argentina.The ship was carrying used oil from Indonesia to Singapore and had moored there since four days ago.Explosions were heard during the fire.
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
New Ferry Services from Johor to Singapore
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KOTA TINGGI, New routes for the ferry services between Johor Tenggara and Singapore which officially began Saturday would help boost tourism activities in Johor, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.He said the new routes which were approved on March, helped link the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore with the Tanjung Pengelih Ferry Terminal and Public Marina Complex in Pengerang and the Stulang Laut Ferry Terminal in Johor Baharu.
Ong said the new routes would also complement the existing ferry services between Changi in Singapore and Tanjung Belungkur, Johor."The opening of the new routes will definitely boost the economic activities in Johor Tenggara and its nearby areas especially in the tourism field," he told reporters after the launch of the Tanjung Pengelih Ferry Terminal and Public Marina Complex, here.
The construction of the complex started in Jan 2008 and was fully completed early last year involving a cost of RM39 million.With an integrated system involving the Marine, Immigration, Customs and Health Departments as well as a 20-berth marina with landing ramp which can accommodate various size of yachts and recreational boats, the complex is expected to become a major attraction for yachting activities and marine tourism.
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KOTA TINGGI, New routes for the ferry services between Johor Tenggara and Singapore which officially began Saturday would help boost tourism activities in Johor, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.He said the new routes which were approved on March, helped link the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal in Singapore with the Tanjung Pengelih Ferry Terminal and Public Marina Complex in Pengerang and the Stulang Laut Ferry Terminal in Johor Baharu.
Ong said the new routes would also complement the existing ferry services between Changi in Singapore and Tanjung Belungkur, Johor."The opening of the new routes will definitely boost the economic activities in Johor Tenggara and its nearby areas especially in the tourism field," he told reporters after the launch of the Tanjung Pengelih Ferry Terminal and Public Marina Complex, here.
The construction of the complex started in Jan 2008 and was fully completed early last year involving a cost of RM39 million.With an integrated system involving the Marine, Immigration, Customs and Health Departments as well as a 20-berth marina with landing ramp which can accommodate various size of yachts and recreational boats, the complex is expected to become a major attraction for yachting activities and marine tourism.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
Johor Bahru Umno division deputy chief Dies
JOHOR BAHRU, Former Tanjung Puteri state assemblyman Datuk Ali Mohamed died at Sultan Ismail Hospital here today, his 68th birthday.Ali, the Johor Bahru Umno division deputy chief died at 6am.
Wife Datin Rokiah Othman, 56, said Ali became weak and lost his appetite after an operation on April 27."The operation was to remove a growth in his large intestine," she said.
Johor Islamic Council adviser Datuk Nooh Gadut and Stulang state assemblyman Mok Chek Hou were among those who paid last respects at his Taman Perbadanan Islam home.He was buried at the Mahmoodiah Muslim cemetery here after zohor (noon) prayers today.Johor Bahru member of parliament Datuk Shahrir Samad was among those who attended.
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