AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY In the palm oil sustainability debate, contradictions sprout like weeds after rain. Chief among them is the stubborn West-East divide. The irony is pungent: the Global North, which cleared its forests long ago in the march of empire and industry, now steps forward as high priest of ecological morality, wagging fingers at the South for using what little land it still has. It’s a bit like the guest who emptied the buffet at lunch, then lectures the host a

Plantation and Commodities Ministry secretary-general and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation (MPOGCF), Datuk Yusran Shah Mohd Yusof (third from right), officiating the 2025 World Orangutan Day celebration at Taiping Zoo. - NSTP pic  Malaysia remains committed to striking a balance between environmental protection and sustainable development, particularly in the conservation of orangutans and the management of its palm oil