<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><span style="font-style: italics;">This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on November 1, 2018</span></p></div><div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR: Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said the government will save about RM10.7 million per year in government subsidy if it adopts the B10 biodiesel programme for the transport industry.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>On top of that, the government may also save about RM1.6 billion per year in diesel import costs, she told the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“The ministry of primary industries will present a cabinet memorandum in the near future regarding the proposal to increase the blend rate to B10 for the transport sector and to B7 for the industrial sector across the country. Both of these programmes are expected to use 760,000 tonnes of palm oil annually and will then strengthen palm oil prices in the market,” she said.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Kok said the blend rate available at petrol stations nationwide is now at B7 for the transport sector, but the industrial sector still uses diesel fuel. “If we look at the current price, the price of diesel for industries is between RM2.60 and RM2.80 per litre compared to biodiesel at RM2.281 per litre ... That means the use of B7 in the industrial sector will give a savings to the industries of RM6.5 million a year if the current price [is maintained],” she added.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR: Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said the government will save about RM10.7 million per year in government subsidy if it adopts the B10 biodiesel programme for the transport industry.

On top of that, the government may also save about RM1.6 billion per year in diesel...

Kok: Govt can save RM10.7m a year under B10 programme

Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted a record quarterly profit on Saturday, boosted by strength in its insurance operations, and appears to have sold a significant number of Apple shares as its cash stake swelled to US$189 billion (RM895.86 billion).

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Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil on Saturday said the Cabinet has not discussed about a price hike for petrol and diesel yet.

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Hong Kong issued its first red rainstorm warning of the year on Saturday as downpours caused flooding in areas of the territory, shutting roads and disrupting public transportation.

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Indonesia will permanently relocate the entire population of an island in North Sulawesi province because a volcano is threatening their safety.

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The flight instructor and trainee of the Cessna 172 (9M ADA) type training aircraft which crashed in an oil palm plantation in Besout 2 Tambahan plantation, Sungkai near here have been identified as Captain Shahrul Imran Surea, 26, and Ho Jia Lee, 20.

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has confirmed that a Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft with the registration number 9M-ADA crashed near Felda Gunung Besout, Sungkai, Perak on Saturday.

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The Melaka state government is setting its sights on bolstering its local business landscape by encouraging more companies in the state to be listed on Bursa Malaysia.

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The government is currently studying the proposal from marine robotics company Ocean Infinity to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which went missing while en route to Beijing 10 years ago.

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Construction work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor has reached an average of 65% as of April, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

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A training aircraft crashed in the Besout 2 Tambahan plantation area in Sungkai on Saturday.

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<p>Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted a record quarterly profit on Saturday, boosted by strength in its insurance operations, and appears to have sold a significant number of Apple shares as its cash stake swelled to US$189 billion (RM895.86 billion).</p>


<p>The flight instructor and trainee of the Cessna 172 (9M ADA) type training aircraft which crashed in an oil palm plantation in Besout 2 Tambahan plantation, Sungkai near here have been identified as Captain Shahrul Imran Surea, 26, and Ho Jia Lee, 20.</p>


<p>The Melaka state government is setting its sights on bolstering its local business landscape by encouraging more companies in the state to be listed on Bursa Malaysia.</p>


<p>Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil on Saturday said the Cabinet has not discussed about a price hike for petrol and diesel yet.</p>


<p>The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has confirmed that a Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft with the registration number 9M-ADA crashed near Felda Gunung Besout, Sungkai, Perak on Saturday.</p>


<p>Construction work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor has reached an average of 65% as of April, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.</p>


<p>Hong Kong issued its first red rainstorm warning of the year on Saturday as downpours caused flooding in areas of the territory, shutting roads and disrupting public transportation.</p>


<p>The government is currently studying the proposal from marine robotics company Ocean Infinity to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which went missing while en route to Beijing 10 years ago.</p>
