From 2026, the government will roll out a multi-tiered levy mechanism (MTLM), charging different rates based on a sector’s dependence on foreign workers. Revenue will fund automation and mechanisation initiatives across industries. NSTP/AIZUDDIN SAAD Two key targets under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) are set to drive long-term transformation in Malaysia's plantation sector. The first aims to modernise agriculture into a competitive and sustainable industry, while the second

SD Guthrie Bhd has called for an end to the skewed perception on palm oil that paints it as an environmental villain SD Guthrie Bhd has called for an end to the skewed perception on palm oil that paints it as an environmental villain. Group managing director Datuk Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha said the relentless negativity towards palm oil has resulted in markets pushing the commodity away. "Over the past three decades, while palm oil was being painted as one of the great envir