<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>JAKARTA (Aug 22): Indonesia plans to implement biodiesel containing a mandatory 40% blend of palm oil-based fuel from Jan 1 next year, senior energy ministry official Eniya Listiani Dewi said on Thursday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Indonesia currently has a 35% mandatory blend for palm oil-based biodiesel, known as B35.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The government had previously flagged a plan to increase the biodiesel blend to 40% next year, without specifying a start date.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>"There is no issue in terms of supply volume and other aspects, so we are ready for a mandatory (implementation)," Eniya told <em>Reuters</em>.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>When implemented, the B40 mandate could increase biodiesel consumption to up to 16 million kilolitres (KL) next year from a forecast of 13 million KL this year, the energy ministry has estimated.</p></div>

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Indonesia plans to implement biodiesel containing a mandatory 40% blend of palm oil-based fuel from Jan 1 next year, senior energy ministry official Eniya Listiani Dewi said on Thursday.

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Wall Street's main stock indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Thursday as Alphabet weighed on the market, while investors also focussed on AI-heavyweight Nvidia's upbeat quarterly results and forecast.

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PDD Holdings Inc’s shares plunged after warning that its profitability will trend downwards over time because of intensifying competition in its home market of China.

PDD, which competes with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said its team was struggling to catch up with unspecified rivals because of a lack of expertise.

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(Nov 21): Two Sigma Investments will dismiss roughly 200 employees after the firm’s new co-chief executive officers conducted a wide-ranging review of the hedge fund’s business.

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Oil climbed more than 1% on Thursday after Russia and Ukraine launched missiles at each other, overshadowing the impact of a bigger-than-expected increase in US crude inventories.

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FGV Bhd (KL:FGV), which is currently embroiled in a lawsuit over an alleged breach of a palm kernel shell supply agreement, has been directed by the High Court of Kuala Lumpur to file its statement of defence by Dec 4, 2024.

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The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a seven-month low last week, suggesting that job growth likely rebounded in November after abruptly slowing last month amid hurricanes and strikes.

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NEW DELHI (Nov 21): Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted in New York over a $265 million bribery scheme, is a first-generation tycoon whose phenomenal rise has been accompanied by a series of damaging controversies at home and abroad.

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Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered the cancellation of a procurement process that had been expected to award control of the country's main airport to India's Adani Group after its founder was indicted in the US.

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Theta Edge Bhd (KL:THETA) said it has partnered local data-science company iStream360 Sdn Bhd to develop “market transformative” artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and advanced system solutions.

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TOKYO (Nov 21): About 6% of Nissan Motor staff in the United States have accepted early retirement packages, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, as part of the struggling Japanese carmaker's plan to cut 9,000 jobs worldwide.

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<p>(Nov 21):&nbsp;Dyson Ltd&nbsp;is dialling back its hairdryer-related operations in Malaysia, according to people familiar with the matter who declined to be identified discussing matters that are private, as the consumer goods company seeks to streamline its business in the region.</p>


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<p>Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (KL:PCHEM) may be in for tougher days ahead following a massive paper loss that sent the company into the red for the first time ever and prompted analysts to cut their forecasts.</p>


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<p>Sime Darby Property Bhd (KL:SIMEPROP) is working urgently with authorities to help resolve the recurring flood incidents in Bandar Bukit Raja, said managing director Datuk Seri Azmir Merican.</p>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): Mah Sing Group Bhd (KL:MAHSING) has unveiled the sales gallery of its RM850-million M Aspira serviced-apartment project in Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (Nov 20).&nbsp;</p>


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<p>Globetronics Technology Bhd (KL:GTRONIC) has inked an agreement valued at RM145 million to provide integrated circuit (IC) product packaging, testing and backend services to Taiwan-based ChipMOS Technologies Inc.</p>


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<p>Starbucks Corp is exploring options for its Chinese operations including the possibility of selling a stake in the business, according to people with knowledge of the matter.</p>


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<p>China's Huawei plans to start mass-producing its most advanced artificial intelligence chip in the first quarter of 2025, even as it struggles to make enough chips due to US restrictions, said two people familiar with the matter.</p>


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<p>Sime Darby Property Bhd (KL:SIMEPROP) on Thursday said that the company is seeking more assets that would generate recurring income for the real estate developer.</p>


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<p>The extended six-year contract signed between the government and Bestinet Sdn Bhd for the Foreign Worker Centralised Management System (FWCMS) could cost the government a minimum of RM3.2 billion, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).</p>


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<p>Shares of Adani Group companies lost about US$28 billion (RM125.3 billion) in market value in morning trade on Thursday after US prosecutors charged the billionaire chairman of the Indian conglomerate in an alleged bribery and fraud scheme.</p>


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<p>Northern Solar Holdings Bhd has signed an underwriting agreement with M&amp;A Securities Sdn Bhd for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia.</p>

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<p>All in all, the listing would offer investors up to a 26% stake in the company.</p>


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<p>China has found gold reserves worth 600 billion yuan (US$82.9 billion or RM370.9 billion) in central Hunan province, state outlet <i>Xinhua</i> news said on Thursday.</p>


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<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday that about 70% to 80% of the costs of his official trips to five countries over the past two weeks were paid by private companies.</p>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): Analysts have raised their earnings forecasts and target prices on Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Bhd (KL:HSPLANT), after the plantation group outperformed market expectations in its latest quarterly results.</p>


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<p>In his first global meetings since Donald Trump was reelected to lead the US, Chinese President Xi Jinping went on a diplomatic offensive, hedging against expected new tariffs and preparing to exploit potential future rifts between Washington and its allies.</p>


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<p>The High Court here has ordered the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) to complete investigations on the death of Teoh Beng Hock within six months from Thursday.</p>
