Indonesia president calls for collaboration with Malaysia to fight 'discrimination' against palm oil


KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia president Joko Widodo on Thursday called for better collaboration with neighbouring Malaysia to fight what he called "discrimination" against their countries' palm oil products.

Indonesian and Malaysia are the world's top two producers and exporters of palm oil, a commodity used in everything from lipstick to pizza.

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