August 28, 2008 Thursday
 
 
 
 

Stop Converting Arable Land For Bio-Fuels As It Will Worsen Food Crisis, Says PM

By R. Ravichandran

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has called for a halt to the widespread conversion of arable land to produce bio-fuels as it was deepening global food scarcity and further driving up food prices.

  
     
 

[ ..in detail ]

  
 
 


 

  

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (foreground) gestures during a joint press conference at the conclusion of the Sixth Group of Eight Islamic Developing Countries (D8) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on July 8. Sitting next to him is Iranian President Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Established in 1997, D-8 comprising Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey aims to enhance socio-economic cooperation and improve their position in the world economy. Pix: Bernama
 

[ ..photo gallery ]
 
 


Copyright ©2008 BERNAMA. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form except with the prior written permission of BERNAMA. Disclaimer.
Best viewed in Internet Explorer 4.0 & above with 800 x 600 pixels