EVENT 2023
DATE ACTIVITIES
5 Jan Courtesy visit to:
YAB Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah Bin Haji Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister for Ministry
of Plantation & Commodities Malaysia, at Putrajaya;
YB Datuk Hajah Siti Aminah Aching, Deputy Minister for Ministry of Plantation &
Commodities Malaysia, at Putrajaya;
YBhg Datuk Dr Ahmad Parveez Hj Ghulam Kadir, Director General-MPOB Malaysia, at
MPOB-HQ, Bandar Baru Bangi, Kajang, Selangor.
17 Jan EMPA Chairman, YBhg Datuk Bacho Bin Jansie (PGDK), officiated the opening ceremony of AONIC, at Prima Square, Sandakan, Sabah
15 Feb Workshop on Digital (5G) Palm Oil Plantation Program, at MoF Inc. Tower, No. 9 Persiaran
KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
28 Feb Courtesy visit to YB Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Joachim Gunsalam, Deputy Chief Minister II
cum Minister of Local Government and Housing Sabah, at Kota Kinabalu, on the Appeal of
Cukai Pintu for Palm Oil and Estate Housing in Sabah
6-8 Mar The 34th Palm and Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference & Exhibition (POC 2023), at
Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
14 Mar National Biomass Action Plan 2022-2025, at Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
​15 Mar Management Committee Meeting, at EMPA Office, Sandakan, Sabah
20 Mar MPC Meeting on Recruitment of Foreign Workers in Oil Palm Industries, at MPC, Putrajaya
21 Mar IDS Forum on Labour Shortage in Sabah: Foreign Worker Issue, at IDS Hall, Kota Kinabalu
21 Mar Brainstorming Session with Industry, and Session on the direction of 3-MCPDE & GE in palm
oil, at MPOB-HQ, Bandar Baru Bangi, Kajang, Selangor
4 Apr Meeting with Executive Officer-in-charge, Majlis Daerah Kinabatangan, on renewal of trading
license.
14 Apr Roundtable engagement with Ministry of Local Government and Housing Sabah, Kota
Kinabalu on Cukai Pintu for Palm Oil Mill and Estate Housing in Sabah
29 Apr General Meeting; the 134th Annual General Meeting, and Annual Dinner at Sabah Hotel-
Ballroom, Sandakan, Sabah
17 May Meeting on SOP for Palm Pollinator, at MPOB-HQ, Bandar Baru Bangi, Kajang, Selangor
18 May Dialogue Session with YAB Dato' Sri Haji Fadillah Bin Haji Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Plantation & Commodities Malaysia, at Le Meridien Putrajaya
13 Jun MPOB Meeting on Control of Bagworm, on-Line.
16 Jun Management Committee Meeting at Sawit Kinabalu-HQ, Wisma SLDB, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
20 Jun Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (SEDIA) Workshop: Thinking Lab 1,
Economic Development Studies at Sabah Borders, in Kota Kinabalu
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20-21 Jun Malaysia Palm Oil Expo (MAPEX) 2023, at Dewan Hakka, Taman Tyng, KM 10, Jalan Labuk,
Sandakan, Sabah
12-13 Jul MPOB Training Course "In-House": Oil Palm Nursery Management & Maintenance, at
Dewan PLASMA, MPOB-Lahad Datu, Sabah
27 Jul IDS Roundtable Discussion on Sabah Economic Outlook 2024-2025, at IDS Hall, Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah
8-9 Aug SOPPOA Palm Oil Milling Technology Exhibition & Conference (POMtec 2023), at Imperial
Hotel, Miri, Sarawak
17 Aug MPOB Replanting Task Force Meeting No. 2/2023, on-Line
18 Aug Meeting with Pejabat Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri & Penyelidikan on Collection of Digital Data
on Foreign Workers and Dependents, at Albatross Hall, Sutera Harbour Golf Club, Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah
22 Aug Konsul Indonesia: Sosialisasi Aplikasi Sistem Perekrutan Pekerja Migran (SIPERMIT), at
Livingston Hotel, Sandakan, Sabah
30 Aug MPOB Replanting Task Force Meeting No. 3/2023, on-Line
4-5 Sep East Malaysia Palm and Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference & Exhibition (emPOC 2023),
at Imperial Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak
8 Sep Visit to Sungai Balung Estate, Tawau, for Mechanization Program Demonstration: 3-Wheeler
Electric Vehicle and Bin System
6 Oct Fellowship Lunch, and Briefing on Best Agriculture Practices for Members Tawau, at Hotel
Emas, Tawau, Sabah
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23 Oct MPOB Engagement Session with Stakeholders on Code of Good Practices for Miller (CoPM),
at MPOB-HQ, Bandar Baru Bangi, Kajang, Selangor.
11 Nov Meeting with Oil Miller Members on way forward on Property Assessment Tax (PAT)/Cukai
Pintu for Palm Oil Mill and Estate Housing
17 Nov MPOB Meeting on Classification of CPO as Food, on-Line
20 Nov Briefing for Members on Best Agricultures Practices, Coconut, Industrialized Building
System (IBS), at Sabah Hotel, Sandakan, Sabah
27 Nov Management Committee Meeting at SLDB-HQ, KK Times Square, Signature Office, Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah
13 Dec Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management (MIRHM) Sabah Chapter Launching
Ceremony in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
15 Dec Engagement with HRD Corp delegates on training courses needed for Palm Oil Industries
Sabah, at EMPA Office, Sandakan, Sabah