EVENT 2024
DATE ACTIVITIES
8 Jan: Briefing, in collaboration with Lahad Datu Chinese Chamber of Commerce, for Members,
at Deeja Impian Ballroom, Bandar Seri Perdana, Lahad Datu, Sabah
19 Jan: MPOB's Meeting on National Bagworm Control, Bil. 4 (1/2024), on-Line.
19-21 Jan: Mechanization Research Consortium for Oil Palm Steering Committee (MARCOP) Retreat:
Hala Tuju Mekanisasi Bersama MARCOP 2024, at Le Meridien Putrajaya
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29 Jan: Meeting with MPOC and Proforest on “Proposed Nomination of the Kinabatangan
Landscape as a Biosphere Reserve, Man and Biosphere (MAB), UNESCO”, at Sabah Hotel,
Sandakan
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5 Feb: Briefing on Property Assessment Tax on Rated Palm Oil Mill in Daerah Kinabatangan by
Majlis Daerah Kinabatangan, Sabah
17-23 Feb and 24 Feb-1 Mar (2 batches):
Drone Training Program: RCoC-B Certification (Government Funded for SME), at Institut
Latihan Perindustrian, Sandakan, Sabah
18 Feb: Dinner/Meeting with YBhg Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Hj Ghulam Kadir, Director General-
MPOB, Dr Meilina Ong Abdullah, and Dr Mohd Hefni Rusli, at Hilton Kuala Lumpur
19 Feb: Courtesy Visit to YB Datuk Chan Foong Hin, Deputy Minister for Ministry of Plantation &
Commodities Malaysia, at MPC, Putrajaya
20 Feb: Malaysian Palm Oil Industry Dialogue (MPOID) with YB Datuk Seri Johari Bin Abdul Ghani,
Minister for Ministry of Plantation & Commodities Malaysia, at The Palm Garden Hotel,
Putrajaya
8 Mar: Management Committee Meeting, at Wisma STC, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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12 Mar: Engagement with Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Sandakan, at EMPA Office, Sandakan
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17 Mar: MARCOP, 17th Steering Committee Meeting (No. 1/2024), at MPOB-HQ, Bandar Baru
Bangi, Kajang, Selangor
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26 Apr: Qhazanah Sabah Berhad: Engagement with Stakeholders, Government Agencies, and
WH Medicare Sdn Bhd, at Livingston Hotel, Sandakan, Sabah
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28 Apr: MPOCC: Engagement with YB Datuk Chan Foong Hin, Deputy Minister for Ministry of
Plantation & Commodities Malaysia, at The Pavilion Hotel, Sandakan, Sabah
28 Apr: Welcome dinner for invited guests, session chairman, and presenters of MPOB-EMPA
Seminar 2024
29-30 Apr: MPOB-EMPA Seminar 2024, at Sabah Hotel-Ballroom, Sandakan, Sabah
30 Apr: General Meeting; the 135th Annual General Meeting, at Sabah Hotel-Ballroom,
Sandakan, Sabah
6 May: HDR Corp (National Training Week), at HRD Corp Sabah Office, Sutera Avenue,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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7 May: ESG Initiatives Awareness Forum, at the Magellan Sutera, Kota Kinabalu
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13 May: Meeting with ILO at Kota Kinabalu, on Sabah Project Launch & Consultation Workshop
in Tawau.
14 May: Bank Negara Malaysia-Kota Kinabalu: Regional Economics Briefing 2024, at SICC-
Kinabatangan Hall 1, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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21 May: MPOB's Committee Meeting: Sooty Mold and Mealy Bug: 2/2024, at PLASMA Meeting
Room, MPOB-Lahad Datu, Sabah
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24 May: MSPO Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Working Group (WG) Meeting: 1/2024, on-line.
25 May: MPOA and Smart Sabah: Briefing on digitization of foreign nations in Sabah, at Sabah
Hotel, Sandakan, Sabah
9 June: Visit of U.K. Palm Oil Stakeholders to Malaysia. Briefing and dinner at Sabah Hotel,
Sandakan, Sabah
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12 Jun: Management Committee Meeting, at Sabah Softwoods Berhad, Oil Palm Central Office,
Dumpas, KM 45, Jalan Kalabakan-Tawau, follow by site visit on mechanization, and
oil palm tree planting ceremony.
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13 Jun: Consultation Session on the Establishment of Labour Ordinance under Part IVA (Sabah
Chapter 67) regarding Housing, Accommodations and Amenities, at Pan Borneo Hotel,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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25 Jun: MPOB's Stakeholder Engagement Session with the Palm Oil Industry regarding the Draft
Policy on the Importation of Oil Palm Germinated Seeds from Indonesia to Malaysia for
Commercial Purposes, On-Line.
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25 Jun: MPOC's Preparing for EUDR: Strategies and Challenges faced by EU Operators and
Malaysian Exporters, On-Line.
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27 Jun: MSPO's Engagement with EMPA on possibility of collaboration, at EMPA Office,
Sandakan, Sabah
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29 Jun: Courtesy Meeting with YAB Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Bin Haji Noor, Chief Minister
of Sabah, at Marco Polo Hotel, Tawau, Sabah
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4 Jul: Transfer of Technology (TOT) MPOB 2024, at Hotel Tenera, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor
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23-24 Jul: MSPO Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Working Group (WG) Meeting: 2/2024, on-line.
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26 Jul: Engagement with Minister of Plantation & Commodities, YB Datuk Seri Johari Bin Abdul
Ghani on Study of Windfall Profit Levy Restructure, at DoubleTree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur
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27 Jul: Sabah Agro Exhibition (SAEX) 2024 Opening Ceremony, at SICC-Kinabatangan Hall,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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5-8 Aug: Autotronics Sdn Bhd's training program: Electric Vehicle (EV) and Hybrid Vehicle, at
Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Sandakan, Sabah
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20 Aug: East Malaysia Palm Oil Forum (EMPOF) 2024, at Hilton Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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22 Aug: Institute of Development Sabah (IDS)'s Focus Group Discussion on Sabah Economic
Outlook 2025-2026, at Wisma IDS-IDS Hall, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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5 Sep: JTK's Celebration of National World Anti-Human Trafficking Day 2024 and Convention of
Anti-Human Trafficking and Anti-Migrants Smuggling, at SICC-Kinabatangan Hall I & II,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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6 Sep: HRDC's Forum on Future Workforce in Sustainable Agriculture, at UMS, Sandakan Campus,
Sandakan, Sabah
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18-20 Sep: 3-day OSH Coordinator (OSH-C) Training Course, at D'Ceria Ballroom, Bandar Seri Perdana,
Lahad Datu, Sabah
23 Sep: MPOB's Majlis Anugerah Industri Sawit Malaysia 2023/2024, at Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya
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23 Sep: MPOB's Industry Engagement on 3-MCPDE & GE Implementation, On-Line.
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26-28 Sep: 3-day OSH Coordinator Training Course, at Pejabat CIDB Tawau, Tingkat 2, Plaza Damai,
Jalan Damai, Tawau, Sabah
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30 Sep: National Seminar on Palm Oil Milling, Refining, Environment and Quality (POMREQ 2024)
Opening Ceremony, at Hilton Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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​7-9 Oct: 3-day OSH Coordinator Training Course, at Asrama Kompleks Sukan Sandakan - Bilik
SUKAN, Batu 5, Jalan Sibuga, Sandakan, Sabah
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17 Oct: JTK's Sabah Convention on Employment of Non-Residents, Series 3/2024, at Sabah Hotel-
Ballroom, Sandakan, Sabah.
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19 Oct: EMPA Extraordinary General Meeting, at Sabah Hotel-Ballroom, Sandakan, Sabah
19 Oct: Smart Sabah's Briefing on SWIMS, at Sabah Hotel-Ballroom, Sandakan, Sabah
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​26 Oct: First-Aid and CPR Training Course, at Red Crescent Hall, Jalan Puncak, Sandakan, Sabah
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28 Oct: MPOB's Committee Meeting on Sooty Mold and Mealy Bug: 3/2024, On-Line
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28 Oct: The World Palm Oil Conference (WPOC) 2024, at Hilton Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
​13 Nov: Jabatan Tenaga Kerja's Engagement with Stakeholder on License to Employ Non-Resident
Worker under Sabah Labour Ordinance Cap 67, at Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu
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​15 Nov: MPOB Industry Engagement on Code of Good Practice for Palm Oil Mill (CoPM) and
Crude Palm Oil (CPO) as food, On-Line
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25 Nov: Symposium HR Benta Wawasan 2024, at Borneo Royale Hotel, Tawau, Sabah
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3 Dec: MPC's Meeting to Discuss the Mechanism for Implementing the Licensing for Oil Palm
Planting Activities, On-Line.
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10 Dec: MPOB's Workshop on SOP for Control Measure of Mealybug & Sooty Mold, at The
Pavilion Hotel-Ballroom, Sandakan, Sabah
13 Dec: MPOB's Management Committee Meeting No. 1 (1/2024) on National Pest and Disease,
On-Line.
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19 Dec: Sabah State Economic Planning Unit/Unit Perancangan Ekonomi Negeri (UPEN)'s
engagement on Rancangan Malaysia Ketiga-belas (RMKe-13), 2026-2030 Negeri Sabah
Peringkat Persekutuan bersama Kementerian Ekonomi, at The Magellan Sutera Harbour,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah​​​