Indonesia palm oil news

Vast hidden profits: from Asia's palm oil giants to a tiny British tax haven; http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/10/asian-logging-giant-tax-labyrinth-british-virgin-islands; Indonesian court helps to tear aside the veil of secrecy under which huge corporations operate in UK-linked tax haven, John Vidal in Road Town, Tortola, The Observer, Saturday 10 May 2014 23.11 BST

Indonesian Voters Head to Polls; Voice of America April 08, 2014 ‎; http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-indonesia-gears-up-for-legislative-election/1888504.html 
JAKARTA - Some 187 million voters in Indonesia head to the polls Wednesday in parliamentary elections that will have a big influence on the country's presidential poll in July; Current electoral laws stipulate that a party or coalition of parties must win 25 percent of the popular vote or 20 percent of seats in the national parliament to nominate a presidential candidate....  But polls show that only one party, the Democratic Party of Struggle or PDI-P, will definitely pass the threshold.
Known locally as Jokowi, the Jakarta governor is wildly popular for his reputation for transparency and his hands-on approach to governance....  After his presidential bid was confirmed last month, the PDI-P’s popularity jumped from 27 to 37 percent in a widely watched opinion poll. The same poll showed the next closest party lagging 20 percent behind....  Professor Jemadu said it is too soon to call a Widodo presidential victory a certainty, but he said it is clear Indonesian voters want change....
 A relative outsider with no connection to the country’s political elite, Joko Widodo is being touted as a new breed of Indonesian politician...  Nonetheless, even as Widodo offers hope and change, the voting system is riddled with corruption... Since the collapse of Suharto’s 32-year authoritarian rule, this year marks the fourth time Indonesians will democratically elect their parliament...  Results for the parliamentary election will be officially announced by May 9, but a quick count of the polls is expected within 24 hours.


Palm oil production in East Kalimantan on the rise; Jakarta Post,  Mon, April 07 2014; http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/04/07/palm-oil-production-east-kalimantan-rise.html
Last year's production of fresh fruit bunches [TBS] and crude palm oil [CPO] reached 6.5 million tons and 1.4 million tons, respectively, up from only 1.6 million tons of TBS and 366,149 tons of CPO in 2008," Etnawati Usman, head of East Kalimantan ...