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The Malaysian Palm Oil Council has hired DCI Group for a public affairs push to support its efforts to improve the labor and human rights policies and practices in Malaysia.
Human Rights Watch reports that the coalition that came to power in Malaysia in March 2020 launched a crackdown on media freedom, free speech, refugees and migrants.
In January, the government used the COVID-19 pandemic to declare a state of emergency, the first in 50 years, according to HRW.
A new prime minister, Malaysia’s third in three years, took power on Aug. 21.
Palm oil is an ingredient in more than half of the packaged goods (food, detergents, cosmetics) used by Americans.
Malaysia accounted for 25.8 percent of the world’s production and 34.3 percent of exports in 2020.
DCI also will enhance the market expansion of Malaysian palm oil by creating better acceptance of it through awareness of various “techno-economic” advantages and environmental sustainability, according to its Justice Dept. filing.
The firm’s one-year contract is worth $25K in monthly fees.
Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecommunications network, which suffered a massive Russian cyberattack in December, has hired FTI Government Affairs for representation in Washington.
Zeno Group has signed a one-year contract to provide PR strategy and counsel to the Singapore e-commerce platform of China’s Alibaba Group, the multinational retail, internet and technology behemoth.
Edelman has picked up an additional $500K worth of work to provide COP28 press office support for Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company-Masdar.
Invariant is providing DC representation to Arm Holdings, the British semiconductor design company that completed a blockbuster $5B IPO on the NASDAQ on Sept. 14.
The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance is using Medsecurean to advance a closer relationship between India and the US, and investment opportunities for India’s drug companies.
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