An international marathon race will be held in Serdang Bedagai Regency, North Sumatera, 13 October 2019.

Perhaps, people are not aware that palm oil has become a major part of people\'s lives.

INDONESIAN Embassy in Warsaw, Poland displayed a series of presentation showing palm oil contribution to the UN\'s agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at an expo in Warsaw. The "Humanitarian Expo" which was organized by the Poland Ministry of Foreign Affiars was held at PTAK Expo in Nadarzyn, 30 km of Warsaw, 11-13 June 2019, Indonesia pavilion presented a booth with theme "Palm Oil Contribution in Achieving SDGs". The 84 square meter pavilion displayed presentation on the subject of economic growth, poverty eradication, environment, clean energy, as well as gender equality. For this presentation, the Indonesia Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) provided some latest publications.

Employees and board of directors of the Indonesia Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) gathered at meeting hall of BPDPKS\'office in Jakarta, Monday (10/6/2019), to attend halalbihalal (post Eid al-Fitr gathering) and commemorated the 4th anniversary of BPDPKS. President Director of BPDPKS Dono Boestami make the first day after Eid al-Fitr 1440 holiday a moment of reminder of the importance of BPDPKS\'s roles and responsibilities in a bid to maintain stable and sustainable development of the national palm oil industry.

PRESIDENT Director of the Indonesia Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) Dono Boestami reiterated his view about the importance of improving living standard of oil palm smallholder farmers amid challenges the palm oil industry face. He said, numerous challenges are dominating Indonesia\'s palm oil industry.

The Indonesia Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) held a training on use of online application for Oil Palm Replanting (PSR Online) II in Jakarta, 1-3 May 2019.

Ten journalists participated in Journalist Fellowship Program organized by the Indonesia Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) visited an oil palm plantation at Motu Village, Baras, North Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Wednesday (1/5/2019). The visit to plantation managed by PT Unggul Widya Teknologi Lestari was a part of Journalist Fellowship Program to improve their knowledge and skill of news reporting about palm oil in the area of environment, health, economic impact, sustainability standard, palm oil products as well as other relevant issues. At the plantation, participants had a few practices seeding and planting oil palm.

Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto toured ITB\'s Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalyst (TRK), (29/4/219), to see palm oil-based bio-hydrocarbon production process. The laboratory, which is managed by Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) under the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, has produced two products.

The Indonesia Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) began initial class for the first batch of Journalist Fellowship Program in Jakarta, Monday (15/4/2019).

The Indonesian Oil Palm Society (MAKSI) supported by the Indonesia Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) and Indonesian Biofuel Producers Association (Aprobi) organized a studium generale on Indonesia\'s biofuel development, Wednesday (10/4/2019). Themed "The Latest Progress of Biofuel Development from Crude Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil," initial general lecturer was held at Riset Perkebunan Nusantara (RPN) hall, Bogor, West Java.