A NUMBER of measures has been made by government to make sure the expanded B20 mandatory program is well-implemented.

THE Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) has launched a series of B20 socialization in some cities to make sure the expanded B20 program is well implemented. A socialization event was organized in Batam, Riau, Islands, Wednesday (26/9/2018), attended by stakeholders of the program.

A SOCIALIZATION event was once again held to make sure the expanded B20 program is well-implemented.

THE Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) reiterated its view that problems faced by oil palm smallholder farmers are not about the supporting funds and regulations.

PT Hino Motors Sales Indonesia (HMSI) ensured that Hino machines are ready to use biodiesel fuel B20.

PALM oil industry remains the largest contributor to foreign-exchange reserves for Indonesia.

Government has decided that purchase order of biodiesel B20 must be issued by fuel companies and biofuel companies 14 days before delivery date at the latest. "We have decided that the purchase order must be issued 14 days in advance since we need to prepare transportation and vessels as well as to find ships to deliver from factories to the fuel depot," Director of Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Djoko Siswanto said (20/9/2018), as quoted by detikcom. The main aim of the rule is to avoid gas station sell B0 because of they run out of B20.

The last annual meeting of Indonesian Occupational Medicine Specialist Association (Perdoki) in Yogyakarta has reaffirmed common view that palm oil is not a cause of heart disease. Prof Dr Ir Sri Raharjo MSc said the assumption that saturated fatty acids contained in palm oil can cause heart disease by increasing cholesterol is not entirely correct.

President Joko Widodo has signed Presidential Instruction (Inpres) number 8 year 2018 concerning moratorium on new palm oil development and review of existing plantations as well as boost the productivity of palm oil plantations. The Inpres signed on 19 September 2018 ordered all central and provincial governments, including governors, mayors and district chiefs to re-evaluate permits.

PRESIDEN Joko Widodo has signed a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) concerning moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations as well as boost the productivity of palm oil plantations. The Inpres signed on 19 September 2018 ordered all central and provincial governments, including governors, mayors and district chiefs to to re-evaluate permits. To minister of Environment and Forestry, Presiden Jokowi instructs to postpone the release or the exchange of forest areas for palm oil plantations.

PT Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) Holding continued to boost palm oil exports to strengthen the company\`s business as well as to increase foreign-exchange reserves at the same time.

The House of Representatives (DPR RI) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo asked Commission II of The House to demand Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency to map out plantations area in order to review national palm oil governance.