The Malaysian national-level 52nd Merdeka celebration today was a brief and moderate affair in view of the Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic and in observance of the Ramadan fasting month, but the occasion was not without the fanfare and spirit of independence ...

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Malaysia has made an offer to the Turkish government to refine crude palm oil in Turkey and market it to neighboring countries. The idea came up at the meeting between Turkish Agricultural Minister Mehdi Eker and Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and ...

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Bangladesh expects a summer rice crop of 19 million tonnes, 1 million tonnes above target, because of a rise in cultivated area, a senior official of the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. That is 7.3 percent more than production of ...

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The Egyptian International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) Director General Dr. Mahmoud Solh and Dr. Ayman Abou Hadid, President of Egypt’s Agriculture Research Center, agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to launch a 10 year ...

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Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Thursday infrastructure investments are crucial for the future of the transportation sector. Speaking in Leipzig as the term president of the International Transport Forum (ITF), the minister said investments carry high importance for ...

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In its recent publication, the Oxford Business Group talks to Sadrettin Karahocagil, President of the Turkish South-eastern Anatolia Project (GAP). Karahocagil talks about the importance of agriculture growth for economic development in the south eastern area of Turkey, as well ...

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D-8 made a courtesy visit to Turkish top rated Fertilizer manufacturer, GUBRETAS, earlier this month. Both pledged their affirmation to cooperate more intensely in the fertilizer sector to support D-8 program of food security. The Developing Eight Organization for Economic ...

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Zorlu Enerji made a courtesy visit to the D-8 Secretariat on Wednesday (10/06/2009). Zorlu is the first Turkish company to establish wind farm for power generation in Pakistan, who signed Energy Purchase Agreement with Hyderabad Electric Supply Corporation of Pakistan ...

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MEMBERS of the D-8 countries, earlier this month converged in Nigeria to find more proactive approaches to the quest for viable other sources of energy for its members. Delegates from Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Nigeria met ...

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Biodiesel producer Mission Biotechnologies Sdn Bhd became the first Asian company to receive the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), thus securing export access into the European Union (EU). A subsidiary of Australia-based Mission NewEnergy Ltd, Mission Biotechnologies has invested ...

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