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Publication Date : 25-06-2014

Kulim (M) Bhd says its re-entry into Indonesia last October is expected to expand its oil palm land-bank by some 40,000ha in central Kalimantan and also accelerate its new planting programme.

Kulim chairman Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim said that the target planting for 2014 was 500ha. The first 500ha of land clearing for a new planting programme, along with the setting up of an 80ha oil palm nursery, will commence in the third quarter of this year.

Following that, the new planting programme will facilitate between 5,000 and 7,000ha per year.

The groups move to secure additional land-bank via its 74 per cent stake in PT Wisesa Inspirasi Nusantara is key to growth for its plantation segment, he said after Kulims AGM and EGM yesterday.

As we expand our oil palm land-bank, we remain resolutely focused on managing our cost of production to maximise margins and profitability, while at the same time abiding by the principles of sustainability, Kamaruzzaman said.

He explained that owing to limited land in Malaysia, Kulim needed to diversify its geographical presence into other locations. Currently, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands remain the key driver for the group, contributing 90 per cent to revenue in 2013.

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PETALING JAYA: Kulim (M) Bhd says its re-entry into Indonesia last October is expected to expand its oil palm land-bank by some 40,000ha in central Kalimantan and also accelerate its new planting programme.

Kulim chairman Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim said that the target planting for 2014 was 500ha. The first 500ha of land clearing for a new planting programme, along with the setting up of an 80ha oil palm nursery, will commence in the third quarter of this year.

Following that, the new planting programme will facilitate between 5,000 and 7,000ha per year.

The groups move to secure additional land-bank via its 74% stake in PT Wisesa Inspirasi Nusantara is key to growth for its plantation segment, he said after Kulims AGM and EGM yesterday.

As we expand our oil palm land-bank, we remain resolutely focused on managing our cost of production to maximise margins and profitability, while at the same time abiding by the principles of sustainability, Kamaruzzaman said.

He explained that owing to limited land in Malaysia, Kulim needed to diversify its geographical presence into other locations. Currently, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands remain the key driver for the group, contributing 90% to revenue in 2013.

Kulims direct land-bank in Malaysia exceeds 50,000ha.

Meanwhile, managing director Ahamad Mohamad said that Kulim was also looking at initiatives to improve the groups financial and operational performance that would enable it to grow on a well-diversified basis.

He said Kulim would be entering a new dimension in its ventures, as the group, together with Indonesian business partner PT Graha Sumber Berkah, would explore strategies to take advantage of the Indonesian governments decision to liberalise the oil and gas (O&G) sector by offering blocks to foreign investors.

Kulim is already involved in the support sector of the O&G industry in Malaysia via E A Technique (M) Bhd (EATech) and Danamin (M) Sdn Bhd.

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Correction appended, June 23

Fifteen years after the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention gathered for the first time with a signed treaty in Mozambique, its leaders met again Monday to asses the progress that has been made. In the past 15 years, 161 countries have signed on. The meeting, which will last through Friday, will evaluate the advancements that have been made banning the use of land mine weapons, helping land mine victims, and clearing minefields.

In the bordering country of Tanzania, Giant African Pouched Rat rats are being used to identify and sniff out land mines. These enormous rodents are bred and trained by a Belgian NGO called APOPO, which has its headquarters based in Tanzania. Once the rats have undergone the six-step training process to become experts at sniffing out TNT and detecting mines they are known as HeroRATs. These photo show what the training process is like for these life-saving rodents.

Correction: The original version of this story misstated when the meeting of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention will end and when members first met as signatories to the treaty.

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Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Tuesday began demolishing illegal structures built on prime land in Madhapur area near Hitec City.

At least 21 structures including high-rise buildings and a school that were built on the land were set to be demolished, officials said. Some of them belong to Ayyappa society.

Ten teams from GHMC, armed with bulldozers and other heavy equipment, protected by police, launched the clearing operation on Tuesday morning, from survey No. 11 to 37, to reclaim 620 acres of land.

The land originally belonged to Gurukul Trust but was illegally encroached on by reportedly influential people, including politicians and bureaucrats.

The operation to clear the illegal structures was launched a day after Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao held a review meeting with officials including the GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar, director-general of police Anurag Sharma and some ministers.

An angry Chief Minister wanted to know from the officials how water and electricity connections were provided to the illegal structures in the area.

As many of the properties belong to people and companies from the Seemandhra region, some people tried to give it a political color. But leaders of Raos Telangana Rashtra Samitri party said they had promised during the election campaign to clear encroachments on all lands including that of Gurukul Trust, Bhoodan lands and Waqf lands.

Back in September 2012 a division bench of Andhra Pradesh High Court had declared Gurukul Trust the absolute owner of the 625 acres of land in the area and asked the encroachers to compensate the trust.

A recent government survey also revealed that in Ranga Reddy district alone 17,513 acres of government land was encroached upon. The value of the land was estimated at whopping Rs3 trillion (Dh183 billion).

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SINGAPORES OFFER OF HAZE ASSISTANCE PACKAGES TO INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA

Singapore has offered assistance to Indonesia and Malaysia to combat possible land and forest fires in the run-up to the traditional dry season, to prevent another episode of severe transboundary haze from affecting the region.

2 Transboundary smoke haze from land and forest fires during the traditional dry season from June to October has been a perennial problem in the southern ASEAN region in the past decades. Illegal land clearing and slash and burn agricultural practices in Indonesia, particularly Sumatra and Kalimantan, have been identified as the main cause of the fire that results in transboundary haze pollution in the region. Singapore saw its worst haze episode in 2013 when the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit an unprecedented high of 246 on 20 June 2013, far exceeding the levels in 1997 (138) and 2006 (128). Given that there is a possibility of the El Nino weather phenomenon affecting our region this year, smoke haze pollution in the region could reach worse levels this year if fires are not promptly stemmed at source.

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3 In past years, Singapore has consistently offered assistance packages to Indonesia to help suppress fires. In the run up to the upcoming dry season, the Singapore Government has offered the Indonesian Government assistance to help combat possible land and forest fires. We hope this will help to prevent another episode of severe haze in the region.

4 The assistance package offered by Singapore this year is same as that offered in previous years, and comprises:

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By Nicole HashamJune 20, 2014, 12:15 a.m.

Environmental laws that protect threatened species and limit how farmers clear native bush will be rewritten, prompting fears from conservationists that vulnerable plants and animals are under attack.

Environmental laws that protect threatened species and limit how farmers clear native bush will be rewritten, prompting fears from conservationists that vulnerable plants and animals are under attack.

Environment Minister Rob Stokes has appointed an independent panel to shake up biodiversity laws governing threatened species, native vegetation and national parks, saying many regulations are more than 40 years old.

It follows a push by the Nationals and Shooters and Fishers Party for greater landowner rights when it comes to bush clearing.

The review will consider ways to ensure economic and social factors, as well as environmental values, form part of decision making a so-called "triple bottom line" approach.

It aims to cut unnecessary "red tape", encourage sustainable development and explore "options for self regulation" while conserving biodiversity.

The laws under review determine how landholders clear their properties and promote the conservation of threatened or endangered animals such as koalas, spotted tree frogs, yellow-bellied gliders and some black cockatoos. They also cover threatened native plants, some of which survive only on private land.

Nature Conservation Council of NSW chief executive Pepe Clarke said weakening the laws would be an environmental "disaster", potentially removing the requirement for landholders to improve or maintain soil, salinity, water pollution and native vegetation cover.

"Ten years ago, NSW had the unenviable reputation of being one of the world's worst land clearers," he said. "The last thing the state needs is a return to those days."

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