The regional office, which would act as a hub for Malaysian commodities, would include the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, the Malaysian Rubber Council and the Malaysian Timber Council, said MPIC Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali.(pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) is planning to set up a Malaysian agricommodity regional office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to capitalise on the market potential for the nation’s agricultural commodities in the Middle East and the African continent.
The regional office, which would act as a hub for Malaysian commodities, would include the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, the Malaysian Rubber Council and the Malaysian Timber Council, said MPIC Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali.
KULAI: The foreign worker hiring freeze for the plantations and commodities sector will only be lifted after Malaysia successfully controls the Covid-19 pandemic, says Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali.
The Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister said that among the factors that would be taken into consideration are the ability of companies in providing lodging that will adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Covid-19.
He said the government’s present policy in freezing the intake of foreign workers was also due to giving the priority to Malaysians first in the workforce.
“We are in the midst of mobilising a campaign so that plantations such as oil palm and rubber can carry out strict SOP to ensure there will be no outbreak in the respective sectors.