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| September 15, 2006 | Friday | Sha'aban 21, 1427 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Women’s rights bill: Ulema's six amendments referred to house body through Speaker ISLAMABAD, Sept 15 (PPI) President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Shujat Hussain Friday said that six amendments proposed by the Ulema committee in the 'Women’s Protection Bill' have been sent to the select committee of the House through Speaker of the National Assembly Amir Hussain. Addressing a news conference he said during review by the Ulema committee, nothing was found in the bill against the teachings of the holy Quran and Sunnah. He said parliamentary parties, NGOs and civil society organizations have also been consulted for evolving consensus on the bill. He said the proposed amendments pertain to legislation and provision of justice to end domestic violence, ensuring women's ownership rights in properties of their families, end of wrong practices like forced marriages and marriages with Quran, and crackdown on sale and purchase of women. (Posted @ 22:54 PST)
Bus crushes to death seven persons in Shujabad, mob burns four buses KARACHI, September 15 (PPI): A violent and unruly mob burnt four buses in Shujabad when a bus crushed to death seven padestrians on Friday afternoon. Police said that a Multan-bound bus was coming from Shujabad. Near a turning the brakes of the bus failed and it ploughed into a shop, injuring nine persons standing there. Five of them died on the spot while another two died in Nishtar Hospital Multan. The enraged people set the bus on fire. Later they torched another bus at the terminal, and three moré buses after off-loading the passengers. (Posted @ 22:44 PST)
Seven killed in clash in SE Turkey DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Five Kurdish separatist guerrillas, a Turkish soldier and a village guard were killed during an armed clash in eastern Turkey on Friday, security sources said. (Posted @ 22:28 PST)
Hockey-World championship semi- final result Sept 15 (Infostrada Sports) – In the first semi-final of the hockey World Cup championship on Friday Australia defeated South Korea by four goals to two. (Posted @ 22:26 PST)
Bush argues anew for legislation covering interrogation of terrorism suspects WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (AP) _ Facing a Republican revolt in the Senate, President George W. Bush urged Congress on Friday to join in backing legislation to spell out strategies for interrogating and trying terror suspects, saying ``the enemy wants to attack us again.'' ``Time is running out,'' Bush said in a White House news conference. ``Congress needs to act wisely and promptly.'' (Posted @ 22:24 PST)
Third and final Atlantis spacewalk ends HOUSTON, Texas, Sept 15 (AFP) - Two astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis completed Friday the third and final spacewalk of the 11-day mission, NASA said. (Posted @ 22:20 PST)
Women’s rights bill ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The impasse on the controversial women’s rights bill persisted on Friday also but with the difference that the ruling PML and the main opposition, the six-party Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, seemed to be coming closer to an understanding while the coalition partner MQM and Benazir Bhutto’s PPP insisted that they would only support the bill as approved by the house select committee. PML chief Shujaat Husian and MMA leader Hafiz Husain Ahmad said in interviews to a private tv station that the problem now seemed to exist only in the drafting of the amended bill, and the PML leader suggested a drifting committee to overcome this problem also. PML Secretary General Mushahid Husain emphasized that the government was very keen to take along all the political parties and not at all rely on its majority in the house. Shujaat Husain also repeated his resolve to move ahead in this matter with due consultation and agreement of the PPPP and the MQM. These efforts were continuing, he said. (Posted @ 22:18 PST)
Raul Castro takes center stage at Non-Aligned Summit HAVANA, Sept 15(AFP) - Cuba's acting leader Raul Castro took the world stage Friday at the NAM Summit with a scathing attack on a US plan for regime change in the Americas' only one-party communist country. "The United States has gone to such an extreme as to present a (regime change) plan ... that contains a secret additional part" approved by US President George W. Bush, Raul Castro charged. He blasted what he called the "irrational aspirations" of the United States to dominate the world, and slammed its "insatiable thirst for strategic resources." He also backed Iran in its defense of its disputed nuclear program. "Let us join forces closely ... in the United Nations and other international forums to demand economic justice," Raul Castro said. "Let us join forces to demand the right to development ... and the right to a future." (Posted @ 21:32 PST)
England and Pakistan in fifth-place play-off MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany, Sept 15 (AFP) - England and Pakistan won their respective classification matches for fifth and sixth positions at the men's field hockey World Cup Championship Friday. England defeated New Zealand 4-3 and Pakistan defeated Netherlands 3-2. England were 0-2 behind but came back strongly to win the game in the last minute from a variation penalty corner. Pakistan jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half through penalty corner flicks by Sohail Abbas, one deflected in by Shakeel Abbasi, while Muhammad Zubair scored Pakistan's third with a strike from wide on the left of the circle 32 seconds after the break. Netherlands reduced the margin to 2-3 and Taekema had a chance to level the score with a penalty corner with 15 seconds on the clock but custodian Nasir Ahmad, playing his first match of the championship, saved Taekema's flick while skipper Saqlain saved a second attempt off the rebound as the clock wound down. The result reverses the 6-4 loss by Pakistan to Netherlands at the Hamburg Masters last month and the 7-2 loss at the Champions Trophy in July. Pakistan will now play England to determine 5th/6th place while Holland will meet New Zealand to determine 7th/8th places. (Posted @ 21:04 PST)
Pakistan's Khan re-elected as world squash chief KARACHI, Sept 15, (AFP) - Pakistan's former world squash champion Jahangir Khan was Friday re-elected president of the World Squash Federation for a third consecutive term, unopposed. Jehangir Khan, 42, won a world record 10 British Open crowns and six world titles during 1981-1993 and was first elected WSF chief in 2002. Prof Anwar Chowdhry is the only Pakistani who heads a world sports body for nearly twenty years. He is the serving president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). (Posted @ 20:56 PST)
US soldier missing after deadly suicide attack BAGHDAD, Sept 15 (AFP) - A US soldier has gone missing after two others were killed in a suicide car bomb attack west of Baghdad, the military said Friday. It said 30 other soldiers were wounded in the attack, two seriously, when a suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle next to a "hardened structure" west of Baghdad, without specifying what the structure was. In the past two days seven US troops have been killed across Iraq. (Posted @ 20:38 PST)
Iraq to ring Baghdad with trenches BAGHDAD, Sept 15 (AFP) - Iraq said Friday it will ring Baghdad with trenches and seal off dozens of roads leading in to the capital in a bid to restrict movements of insurgents. "As a new security measure we will surround the city with trenches," Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier General Abdel Karim Khalaf told AFP. "The entry to the capital will be permitted through 28 roads as against 21 at the moment, but at the same time we will seal off dozens of other minor roads with access to Baghdad." He said checkpoints will be set up on the 28 roads. Baghdad has a circumference of 80 kilometres and observers noted that an operation of this scale would take months to complete. (Posted @ 20:36 PST)
Pakistan summons Vatican ambassador over Pope remarks ISLAMABAD, Sept 15 (AFP) - Pakistan's foreign ministry Friday summoned the Vatican ambassador over the remarks by Pope Benedict XVI linking Islam with violence. "Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See) was conveyed that the regrettable remarks attributed to Pope Benedict XV1 ... were deeply disturbing for Muslims all over the world, and had caused great hurt and anguish," the ministry said in a statement. "It was underlined that at a time when there was an acute need for promoting inter-faith harmony such remarks, regardless of the context, were very unfortunate." The Apostolic Nuncio regretted the hurt caused to Muslims and said that the media had totally misconstrued certain historical quotes that the Pope used in a lecture, the ministry said. (Posted @ 20:32 PST)
Mahathir for de-linking Muslim countries' economy with US-dollar ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (PPI) Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Bin Mohammad has called upon the Muslim countries to de-link their economy with the US dollar. Speaking at a seminar on "Clash of Civilizations or Clash of Interests" organized by Pakistan Tehrike-e-Insaf here Friday he stressed that de-linking of the economy with the dollar was a must for rapid developed of the fiscal system of the Muslim countries. The seminar was azttended by leading politicians and economists including PML-N Chairman Raja Zafar-ul-Haq, ARD/ PML-N Secretary General Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, former foreign minister and PML-Q leader Gohar Ayub Khan, MNAs Farooq Amjad Mir, Fozia Wahab and others. Dr Mahathir said Islam has no place for terrorism and stressed that terrorism has no religion and is condemned by all religions particularly Islam. (Posted @ 20:28 PST)
Terror to figure in parleys with President Musharraf: Indian Premier Havana, Cuba, Sept 15 (PPI): Ahead of his crucial meeting here with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday refused to be drawn into a discussion on Musharraf’s reported comments that Islamabad would not offer any more "concessions" to New Delhi without a reciprocal pledge. He made it clear that all issues relating to control of terrorism will figure in his talks with President Musharraf but did not rule out a joint statement at the end of the meeting. "Well, I don't want to indulge in any public discussion with Musharraf. I am looking forward to the meeting. We will discuss several issues in the limited time that we have at our disposal on sidelines of NAM summit," Singh told reporters accompanying him from Brasilia to Havana. (Posted @ 20:12 PST)
Pakistan calls for international cooperation to address Migrants problems New York, Sept 15 (PPI): Pakistan has called for international cooperation to address problems of migrants as well as recognition of their contribution to development of the world. Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao addressing at UN General Assembly's first-ever debate on migration issue said migration had positive potential particularly through the impact of remittance on poverty reduction, foreign exchange reserves, balance of payment, knowledge and skills transfer, relief from unemployment, empowerment of women, and democratization. Earlier, in his opening remarks UN Secretary General Kofi Annan welcomed Belgium's offer to host the first meeting of proposed Global Forum on Migration & Development next year. (Posted @ 20:04 PST)
Shaukat Aziz to combat terrorism, extremism DUSHANBE, Sept 15 (PPI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Friday reiterated Pakistan's commitment to combating terrorism and extremism and called for greater cooperation through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) to eliminate the menace. Addressing the 5th session of council of heads of government of the SCO he said that as partner in international war against terrorism we fully share the SCO's core objectives. However he pointed out that it is vital to resolve the root causes of terrorism and find a permanent solution. Shaukat Aziz said we remain committed to a policy of minimum strategic deterrence and are opposed to proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and support peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue. He said Pakistan advocates a strategic restraint regime in South Asia as a basis for security and stability. He welcomed the establishment of SCO-Afghan Contact Group and said Pakistan would like to be associated with the SCO in many areas to strengthen peace and security, defence coordination and counter terrorism. (Posted @ 20:02 PST)
Shaukat, Iranian vice President discuss Gas pipeline project DUSHANBE, Sept 15 (PPI) Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Iranian Vice President Ali Saidu reviewed gas pipeline project during their meeting here Friday on the sidelines of the the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) summit. The two leaders agreed for early conclusion of the project. They also discussed bilateral relations including measures to further expand the trade and economic relations. (Posted @ 19:58 PST)
Hockey World Cup: England pip Kiwis for fifth-placed play-off MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany, Sept 15 (AFP) - England won through to the playoff for fifth and sixth positions at the men's field hockey World Cup Championship with a 4-3 victory over of New Zealand here Friday. The result of the match between the Netherlands and Pakistan will determine England's playoff opponent. (Posted @ 18:46 PST)
Hundreds of thousands march to demand Taiwan president step down TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept 15 (AP) _ Hundreds of thousands of chanting protesters marched through downtown Taipei on Friday, trying to pressure Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian to resign over a series of high-profile corruption scandals. A police estimate put the crowd at 250,000, but organizers said half a million people took part. (Posted @ 18:00 PST)
Palestinian PM condemns Pope remarks GAZA CITY, Sept 15, 2006 (AFP) - Outgoing Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya condemned Friday comments by Pope Benedict XVI and called on the head of the Catholic Church to stop attacking Islam. Talking to newsmen after Friday’s congregation prayers in a Gaza mosque he said: "The pope should revise his comments and stop attacking Islam." (Posted @ 17:58 PST)
Gilani, Shabbir under house arrest SRINAGAR, occupied Kashmir, Sept 15 (PPI) Veteran Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Gilani and President of Democratic Freedom Party, Shabbir Ahmed Shah were placed under house arrest this morning while police arrested Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League, Mussarrat Alam Butt, from his house, reports Kashmir Media Service. Syed Ali Gilani was put under house arrest ahead of his visit to Hajan in Baramulla to lead a protest demonstration against Indian state-terrorism. Mussarrat Alam Butt was also scheduled to lead a protest rally in Srinagar. (Posted @ 17:54 PST)
Two attempts to blow up oil facilities in Yemen foiled SAN`A, Yemen, Sept 15 (AP) _ Suicide bombers tried to strike two oil facilities in Yemen with explosives-packed cars, but authorities foiled the attacks and one security guard and four bombers were killed, the Interior Ministry said Friday. (Posted @ 17:52 PST)
Five killed in drive by shooting in Gaza City GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, Sept 15 (AP) _ Gunmen opened fire on a car in Gaza City carrying a top Palestinian security officer in a drive by shooting that killed the officer and four other people, senior Palestinian security officials said Friday. Brig. Gen. Jad Tayeh, the head of international coordination in the Palestinian intelligence service, was killed along with two of his bodyguards and two civilians, officials said. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. (Posted @ 17:50 PST)
Top rebel killed, 14 soldiers hurt in occupied Kashmir SRINAGAR, occupied Kashmir, Sept 15 (AFP) - A top militant, a policeman and a villager were killed and 14 security force personnel hurt during two gunbattles in revolt-hit occupied Kashmir, police and army said Friday. The first firefight, in Udhampur district, erupted Thursday afternoon when Indian soldiers, backed by police, raided a policeman's house where the militants were hiding. The militant belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba and was identified as Aijaz Ahmed, a police statement said. Meanwhile, eight soldiers were wounded in an ambush, two seriously, when militants attacked their convoy Friday in Kupwara district as it headed to Srinagar, an army spokesman said. The insurgency against Indian rule in part of Kashmir has left more than 44,000 people dead since it began in 1989. (First Posted @ 17: 40 PST Updated @ 17:48 PST)
Captured Israeli soldier writes home: report RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 15 (AFP) - Corporal Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured more than two months ago and being held in the Gaza Strip, has sent a letter to his father through Egyptian mediators, Palestinian newspaper Al-Ayyam reported Friday. The daily said the letter was delivered to Egypt by a Hamas delegation and was handed over the same day to the Israeli authorities who delivered it to Shalit's father. (Posted @ 17:44 PST)
Top rebel killed in occupied Kashmir gunbattle SRINAGAR, occupied Kashmir, Sept 15 (AFP) - A top militant, a policeman and a villager were killed and six security force personnel hurt during a fierce gunbattle in revolt-hit occupied Kashmir, police said Friday. The firefight, in southern Udhampur district, erupted Thursday afternoon when Indian soldiers, backed by police, raided a policeman's house where the militants were hiding. The fighting continued until midnight, a spokesman said. The militant belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba and was identified as Aijaz Ahmed, a police statement said adding that the militants had forcibly entered the policeman's house and had holed up there. (Posted @ 17:40 PST)
Pope branded a medieval crusader in India NEW DELHI, Sept 15, 2006 (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI's attack on Islam has stirred anger in secular India with the head of the National Commission for Minorities saying he sounded like a medieval crusader. "The language used by the pope sounds like that of his 12th-century counterpart who ordered the crusades," said Hamid Ansari, chairman of the influential National Commission for Minorities. Meanwhile, in occupied Kashmir dozens of lawyers wearing black court robes marched Friday through the streets of Srinagar to condemn Pope’s sacrilegious statement. The national daily, The Hindu, said in its editorial that the Pope sounded "downright sinister" in his theological address.(Posted @ 16:20 PST)
Three killed in occupied Kashmir gunbattle SRINAGAR, occupied Kashmir, Sept 15 (AFP) A Lashkar-e-Taiba militant, a policeman and a villager were killed in a Thursday afternoon gunbattle in occupied Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said Friday. Six security personnel were also wounded, police added.(Posted @ 15:15 PST)
Indian protesters demand re-opening of World War II route to China GUWAHATI, India, Sept 15 (AFP) Thousands of people marched Friday along the historic Stilwell Road to demand the reopening of the 1,079-mile route linking northeastern India to China via Myanmar, witnesses said. Organisers said more than 10,000 people shouted slogans and carried placards and banners along one stretch of the road.(Posted @ 15:12 PST)
Pakistani journalist killed in Dera Ismail Khan DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Sept 15 (Reuters) A Pakistani journalist, Maqbool Hussain Siyal, was killed in a drive-by shooting in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, officials said on Friday. Police said they had detained some suspects but it was too early to ascertain the motive behind the killing.(Posted @ 15:10 PST)
At least 51 corpses found in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Sept 15 (AFP) Police found at least 51 tortured and bullet-riddled corpses across Baghdad over the past 24 hours, a government spokesman said Friday.(Posted @ 14:52 PST)
Cricket-Mushtaq joins coaching staff for Champions Trophy KARACHI, Sept 15 (Reuters) Pakistani leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed was handed the role of an assistant coaching for next month's Champions Trophy in India, Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) official Saleem Altaf said on Friday. Mushtaq has been hired for the tournament starting from October 7, but the contract would be reviewed after the tournament. "The appointment of Mushtaq was a board decision," Altaf said when asked whether Woolmer was consulted. "We have brought in Mushtaq since bowling coach Waqar Younis would only be available for a week of the tournament. He will be busy at our national cricket academy," he added. Altaf also said the Pakistan squad would set up a training camp in Jaipur, India for a week before its begins its Champions Trophy campaign on October 17. "We are also planning some friendly matches before the tournament in India," he added.(Posted @ 14:50 PST)
India police kill five Maoists HYDERABAD, India, Sept 15 (Reuters) Acting on a tip-off, Indian police commandos swooped down on a secret Maoist meeting and shot dead five Maoist rebels, including three women, Friday, police said. The gunbattle took place in the forests in the Warangal district of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.(Posted @ 12:48 PST)
Pakistani illegal immigrants disembark in Canary Islands PUERTO DE LOS CRISTIANOS, Spain, Sept 15 (AFP) 18 Pakistanis were removed from a boat carrying more than 200 illegal immigrants and taken ashore at a Canary Islands port south of Tenerife. The 18, including children, suffering poor health were immediately taken in by the local Red Cross and medical services; some of them were evacuated on stretchers. The 18 were evacuated because of their poor health, the Canary Islands' top official said. The other immigrants remaining on the boat were to disembark on Friday morning at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the north of the island, the official said. The official added that the "half-fishing boat, half-freighter" was leaky and risked sinking. The Canaries representative of the Spanish central government did not want to confirm the nationality of the immigrants or say what would happen to them. (First Posted @ 09:30 PST Updated @ 12:25 PST)
Pakistan's parliament unanimously adopts resolution condemning Pope's remarks ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sep 15 (AP) Pakistan's parliament on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Pope Benedict XVI for making what it called ``derogatory'' comments about Islam; it also called for an apology from him for hurting the sentiments of Muslims. The resolution, moved by lawmaker Fazal Karim, was supported by both government and opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly or lower house of parliament. Chaudhry Ameer Hussain, speaker of the National Assembly, allowed Karim to move the resolution after Karim said the pope had insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH).(Posted @ 12:05 PST)
Tamil rebels attack Sri Lankan troops, injuring two COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept 15 (AP) Tamil Tigers fired mortars at Sri Lankan forces in the north overnight injuring two soldiers, the military said Friday. The army came under sporadic artillery attacks from the rebels. It was unclear if the rebels suffered casualties in the latest assaults.(Posted @ 11:10 PST)
Hundreds of activists protest restrictions at IMF/World Bank meetings in Singapore BATAM, Indonesia, Sept 15 (AP) Hundreds of Indonesian and foreign activists who faced protest restrictions in Singapore gathered on a nearby Indonesia island Friday ahead of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Singapore has banned outdoor demonstrations during the meetings, saying they could lead to violence and damage to property. It set aside a small indoor area where activists can gather to express their views.(Posted @ 10:38 PST)
Yemen foils attacks on oil facilities DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) Yemen foiled two attempts by unknown gunmen to attack two oil facilities in Yemen, Al Jazeera television said Friday. Four cars were preparing to conduct the attack.(Posted @ 10:30 PST)
Two US soldiers killed in Iraq suicide bombing BAGHDAD, Sept 15 (AFP) A suicide car bomber killed two US soldiers and wounded 25 others west of Baghdad, the US military said, adding that the attack took place at around 1050 GMT Thursday.(Posted @ 09:48 PST)
Israeli air strike targets building in south Gaza GAZA, Sept 15 (Reuters) Israel mounted an air strike on a house in the southern Gaza Strip militant stronghold of Rafah near the Egyptian border on Friday, Palestinian residents said. There were no reports of casualties.(Posted @ 09:35 PST)
Chavez pledges help for Iran HAVANA, Sept 15 (AP) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pledged Thursday that Venezuela will support Iran if it is invaded as a result of the Middle Eastern nation's high-stakes nuclear standoff with the U.N. Security Council.``Iran is under threat; there are plans to invade Iran, hopefully it won't happen, but we are with you,'' Chavez told Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a meeting of the Group of 15 developing nations.(Posted @ 09:35 PST)
Pakistani illegal immigrants disembark in Canary Islands PUERTO DE LOS CRISTIANOS, Spain, Sept 15(AFP) The first illegal Asian immigrants to arrive off the Canary Islands awaited their fate Friday after 18 Pakistanis were removed from a boat carrying more than 200 people and taken ashore at this port south of Tenerife. The 18, including children, suffering poor health were immediately taken in by the local Red Cross and medical services Thursday. The Canaries representative of the Spanish central government did not want to confirm the nationality of the immigrants or say what would happen to them.(Posted @ 09:30 PST)
Pakistani illegal immigrants disembark in Canary Islands PUERTO DE LOS CRISTIANOS, Spain, Sept 15(AFP) The first illegal Asian immigrants to arrive off the Canary Islands awaited their fate Friday after 18 Pakistanis were removed from a boat carrying more than 200 people and taken ashore at this port south of Tenerife. The 18, including children, suffering poor health were immediately taken in by the local Red Cross and medical services Thursday. The Canaries representative of the Spanish central government did not want to confirm the nationality of the immigrants or say what would happen to them.(Posted @ 09:30 PST)
Palm oil up BANGKOK, Sept 14: Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended higher on Thursday a day ahead of the release of export estimate data, dealers said. Bursa Malaysia Derivatives exchange in Kuala Lumpur ended up 10 ringgit at 1,537 ringgit a ton ($419) after trading between 1,534 ringgit and 1,546 ringgit.
Other traded contracts were up eight to 13 ringgitin overall volume which rose to 10,433 lots of 25 tons each from Wednesday's 9,526.
The market is oversold and we saw a technical retracement, a Malaysian dealer in Kuala Lumpur said. Further retracement is likely after the market had been down for quite so many days.
The market had fallen since Monday with the benchmark November contract down as low as 1,517 ringgit on Wednesday, its lowest in nearly two months.
Our estimate for exports for the period is 550,000 to 580,000 tons, the first dealer said.
Malaysia exported 628,542 tons of palm products between August 1 and 15, up 21 per cent from the 520,036 tons shipped between July 1 and 15, cargo surveyor SGS said.
Exports of Malaysian oil palm products in the first 10 days of September were 365,521 tons, down 22.2 per cent from 469,977 tons shipped between August 1 and 10, SGS said.
Dealers said the next immediate support should be at 1,530 ringgit and resistance at 1,550 ringgit on Friday.—Reuters
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