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The government has even moved in at least one sector to dismantle a monopoly on palm-oil imports that many saw as symbol of the worst of the country's cronyism.

Yangon's Many Faces of Change 2011

That growth has spread beyond the urban centers of Java and Bali to far-flung spots across the 17,000-island archipelago, including the coal mines of Kalimantan, the palm-oil and rubber plantations of Sumatra and the clove, cocoa and coconut farms of Sulawesi.

Chasing the Commodities Boom Eric Bellman 2011

That coalition has ruled this important gas and palm-oil exporter since independence from Britain in 1957.

Malaysia's Najib Pledges to Examine Election Laws After Mass Protests James Hookway 2011

Unclear regulations, overlapping government jurisdictions and the absence of precise, current maps outlining various parties' claims add to the hurdles in such areas as oil exploration, expansion of palm-oil plantations, geothermal-power development, executives and analysts said.

U.K. Miner Challenges Indonesia Eric Bellman 2011

KUALA LUMPUR— Sime Darby Bhd., the world's largest listed palm-oil producer by acreage, said Friday its fiscal first-quarter net profit rose 63% from a year earlier because of higher palm oil prices and strong demand for heavy equipment in Australia and Malaysia, though it also warned full-year earnings will likely fall due to slowing global economic growth.

Sime Darby Net Profit Rises 63% Jason Ng 2011

Net profit for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was $318.6 million, down 28% from $442 million in the same quarter a year earlier, the world's biggest palm-oil trader by volume said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange.

Wilmar Profit Falls Gaurav Raghuvanshi 2011

As earnings rose, Bolloré diversified into palm-oil plantations, a French free newspaper and machines that print boarding cards at airports.

E-Cars Coming to Paris Streets Max Colchester 2011

"They have been doing all right about the palm-oil price, but it would be good if they could decrease the price of other stuff by 50%," she said.

Inflation Prompts a Flurry of Subsidies Patrick Barta 2011

Ganesh says lower palm-oil prices are critical for improving profitability.

Inflation Clouds India's Consumer Spending Outlook Harsh Joshi 2011

Once the verdict was released, "all of the tension surrounding the trial suddenly fell away and people suddenly realized there are more important things than just the Anwar issue," such as economic growth, Mr. Najib said in the interview in his office in Malaysia's administrative capital, carved out of the palm-oil plantations and jungle surrounding the commercial hub of Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia's Premier Contends Reforms Are Real James Hookway 2012