100 years of glory and the next horizon


Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong picking a point during the press conference after ministrys monthly gathering in Putrajaya.MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star

AS I sat down to write this, news has begun to stream in on the victory of Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election.

It is my hope that a centrist president will view palm oil in a rational fashion and facilitate both countries to work towards a win-win formula.

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