Kuala Lumpur, 4 October 2021 – Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia  Derivatives”) will be launching the East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures (“FEPO”) Contract  to meet the evolving needs of the Sabah and Sarawak palm oil market players for greater  price transparency and alternative risk management tool.  

The launch of FEPO will be officiated by Datuk Dr. Hajah Zuraida Kamaruddin, Minister of  Plantation Industries and Commodities; Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor, Chief  Minister of Sabah; and Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang  Haji Openg, Chief Minister of Sarawak, through a Virtual Launch Ceremony on Monday 4  October 2021. The FEPO Contract, which recently received Shariah-compliant status, will  be made available to traders on 4 October 2021. 

KUALA LUMPUR, 4 OCTOBER 2021 – There’s a flurry of excitement in the air as schoolchildren across the country prepare to return to school in stages, after close to 18 months in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

And as always, Malaysia’s favourite retailer MR D.I.Y. will mark the occasion with a mega “Back to School'' campaign, designed to help parents and students stock up on school and safety essentials at low prices.  

The campaign, which runs through the month of October, offers up to 50% discounts on 51 essential back-to-school items at all 742 MR. D.I.Y. stores, as well as at their e-commerce website, www.mrdiy.com.my. 

PAHANG, 4 OCTOBER 2021 – Cleanliness and hygiene have become some of the core importance in order to protect ourselves from the pandemic. While Malaysia is blessed with efficient water resources and majority of Malaysians can access clean water conveniently for everyday use by simply turning on their taps, such privilege is still not being shared by all, especially among the Orang Asli communities who are residing in rural areas and access to any form of water needs to be done by traveling a fair distance - which has proven to be extra difficult when most of their daily activities are halted due to MCO. Well aware of the difficulties faced by these communities, Waterco (Far East) Sdn Bhd (Waterco Malaysia), the leading one-stop solutions provider of safe and healthy water environment company partnered with non-profit organisation Global Peace Foundation to equip the Orang Asli villages in the East Coast with proper water filtration systems for daily usage, which will greatly benefit more than 200 Orang Asli families in Pahang.