High five for palm oil, please

Md Nur Alif (right) briefing volunteers on the campaign, in the presence of Dayang Noradibah (centre, in black tudung) at the Kompleks Perdana Siswa Universiti Malaya foyer.

A HEARTWARMING scene enfolded at the Kompleks Perdana Siswa Universiti Malaya’s (UM) foyer when a volunteer educated his friend and persuaded him to support the “Say Yes to Palm Oil” awareness campaign.

First-year UM actuarial science student Syahmi Rastam, 18, put his arm around his friend, third-year education course student Muhammad Irfan Mohd Nazir, 21, while eagerly explaining the advantages of using palm oil products.