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POIC News & Events

Year 2025

15. RISE OF ASIA CAN BE A WIN-WIN FOR GLOBAL PEACE - 22 October 2025

 

14. SABAH SPIRIT SOARS , LOGO RAISED HIGH ON THE HIMALAYAS - 17 October 2025

 

13. SABAH’S ICONIC “SIGAH” TO REACH MOUNT EVEREST - 7 October 2025

 

12. POIC Sabah, Xiamen University Malaysia to establish biomass R&D hub in Lahad Datu - 13 September 2025

 

11. POIC explores ResǪmi safety platform in strategic meeting with ICOMM - 13 September 2025

 

10. POIC Sabah reaffirms long-term development goals amid election season misinformation - 17 July 2025

 

9. Sabah’s first industrial desalination plant opens - 14 July 2025

 

8. Wildlife conservation in POIC Lahad Datu - 2 July 2025

 

7. Yong hails major water, power supply upgrades - 8 May 2025

 

6. New uses for oil palm biomass increase investment confidence at POIC - 27 March 2025

 

5. POIC, Adabi give bubur lambuk treat at fast breaking - 18 March 2025

 

4. East Coast to benefit significantly from POIC Lahad Datu investments - 1 March 2025

 
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3. KK - LD air services unlikely to be affected, says Yong - 28 February 2025

 

2. Sabah Electricity game-changing electricity storage batteries arrive at POIC - 4 February 2025

 

1. Damaged road hampers transportation of POIC workers - 14 January 2025

 

Year 2024

10. POIC, JETAMA Collab to Develope Desalination Water Supply System - 17 December 2024

9. Sabah's Biomass Industry Set for Major Take-Off - 14 December 2024

Online News

 

8. BIMP-EAGA Maritime Academy Paving Way for Maritime Skills Development - 24 November 2024

Online News

 

7. Maritime Academy to Support of Blue Economy- 21 October 2024

 

6. Hoping New Panel Can Tackle Funding Delay - 9 October 2024

 

5. POIC Lahad Datu, A Gateway To Expand To East Asia - 8 October 2024

 

4. Understand Law Governing Fire Safety - 25 June 2024

 

3. POIC LAHAD DATU STILL FACES CHALLENGES IN ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS - 26 April 2024

 

2. POIC Lahad Datu to see more activities in cold-chain - 21 February 2024

 

1. POIC Backs Nationwide Tree-Planting Campaign - 25 January 2024

 

Year 2023

21. Blue Economy Direction Timely for Sabah - 25 November 2023

 

20. LD Ready for Sulawesi Ferry Link - 02 November 2023

 

19. RM270m Waste Treating Plant at POIC soon - 27 October 2023

 

18. POIC Port Pushes for Wider Inter-Port Networking - 24 October 2023

 

17. Keep Fit to Serve, First Responder told - 21 September 2023

 

16. POIC Lahad Datu Plans Rail Infra to Widen Investment Prospects - 02 August 2023

 

15. SIRIM Sees Role in Growing BIMP-EAGA - 01 August 2023

 

14. New ESSCom Chief Sees Crucial Perception - Investment Dynamics - 28 July 2023

 

13. Oil Palm Biomass - 20 June 2023

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12. POIC Emergency Mutual Aid (PEMA) Blood Donation Drive a Success - 19 May 2023

 

11. China Showing Interest to Invest in Sabah - 16 April 2023

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10. Thailand keen on East Malaysian Market - 6 April 2023

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9. POIC Lahad Datu to become Sabah's First Free Trade Zone (FTZ) - 20 March 2023

 

8. Another Sarawak Firm Invest in POIC - 17 March 2023

 

7. Shipbuilding Initiatives Good for Sabah - POIC - 2 March 2023

 

6. POIC Looks to Address Increasing Industry Manpower Needs - 24 February 2023

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5. Big Vision for POIC Lahad Datu - 22 February 2023

Online News

4. Link-Up between Port Klang, POIC Lahad Datu Port on the Cards as Talks Restarted - 01 February 2023

3. POIC Starts Repaying State Government - 20 January 2023

2. IDS-POIC on Research - 13 January 2023

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1. Interest in East Coast Career Prospects - 8 January 2023

Year 2022

23. Signing of Friendship Port Agreement between POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd and Shandong Port Overseas Development Group Co. Ltd. - 18 December 2022

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22. MOH Plans to Set Up Operation Base at POIC Lahad Datu - 23 October 2022

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21. SEA's Largest Wholesale Mall Keen on POIC - 19 October 2022

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20. Lease Deal Will Open Up Investments From Korea Conglomerate - 5 October 2022

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19. POIC Hails Federal Endorsement - 15 September 2022

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18. Job Galore as East Coast and POIC Grow - 15 September 2022

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17. First Course Marks Start of Sabah's First Maritime Academy - 8 & 9 September 2022

 

16. Free Trade Zone to Boost East Coast Growth - 6 September 2022

 

15. Official Launching of POIC Lahad Datu Port and POIC Bulking Installation - 5 September 2022

 

13. TM Fulfilled Deal with POIC - 8 July 2022

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12. POIC Lahad Datu Attracts China Investors' Interest - 1 July 2022

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11. POIC Lahad Datu Port To Be Made Public - 30 June 2022

 

10. Sabah to Benefit from Ties with Dongnam, CCB in POIC - 19 June 2022

 

9. Hajiji Sees Bright Future Ahead for POIC - 8 May 2022

 

8. Musa's POIC Vision Finally Bearing Fruit - 1 May 2022

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6. POIC Now On Map of China's Giant Port Group - 14 April 2022

 

5. POIC Sees Advantages of Link Up With China's Mega Bank - 10 April 2022

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4. Matrade Envisions 'Little Dubai' in Lahad Datu - 28 March 2022

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3. POIC Pushes for Laws on Solid Waste - 12 March 2022

 

2. Vast Investment Prospects in Sabah's Cold Storage Infrastructure - 21 January 2022

 

1. Customs Office at POIC a Boon - 13 January 2022

Year 2021

16. Road Upgrading Begins at POIC Lahad Datu - 23 December 2021

 

15. Opportunities Galore for Sabah at Dubai Expo - 21 December 2021

14. PEMA Blood Donation Campaign - 23 & 25 November 2021

 

13. Wetlands Centre Planned at Lahad Datu - 3 November 2021

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12. Visit to POIC Lahad Datu by The Honourable Yshmael Ismail Sali Governor Of Tawi-Tawi Provincial Of The Republic Of Philppines and Entourage - 13 October 2021

 

11. Strategic Collaboration Agreement between POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd and Dongnam A Circulater Co Ltd - 30 July 2021

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8. POIC Sabah New Chief Executive Officer - 7 May 2021

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7. LD Earmarked as Seafood Export Hub - 25 April 2021

 

6. Visit by YB Datuk Dr. Joachim Gunsalam, Deputy Chief Minister/Minister of Industrial Development Sabah to POIC Lahad Datu from 12th - 15th March 2021

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5. YB Dato Sri Tiong King Sing Special Envoy of the Prime Minister to China / Chairman of Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC) Working Visit to POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd [6 March 2021]

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4. Bird Nest Producers Welcome Testing Facilities [30 January 2021]

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3. MoU Paves Way for Collaboration with China Food Testing Lab [29 January 2021]

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2. BIMP-EAGA Business Group sees Huge POIC Potentials [6 January 2021]

 

Year 2020

6. YONG: Need for Fresh Look at Sabah's Positioning Strategy [20 December 2020]

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5. YONG: International Airport, Power Plant & More to Elevate Lahad Datu [16 December 2020]

 

4. Yong Appointed POIC Sabah Chairman [10 December 2020]

 

3. Industrialisation Initiatives to Benefit Sabah [14 November 2020]

 

2. Chairman's Visit to POIC Lahad Datu [28 July 2020]

 

1. POIC Readies for Post Covid-19 [15 July 2020]

Year 2019

16. Sabah Makes Fresh Attempts at Luring Japanese Investors [29 November 2019]

 

15. The signing of Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) between POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd & Northport (Malaysia) Berhad, Northport, Port Klang [18 October 2019 ]

 

14. Pre-announcement of Signing of Port Collaboration Agreement between POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd & Northport (Malaysia) Berhad

 

13. 7th BIMP-EAGA Transport Cluster Meeting (TCM) in Davao, Philippines

 

12. Sabah International Biomass Forum 2019 (SIBF 2019)

 

11. Maiden Vessel Call to POIC Container Terminal

 

10. First Methanol Shipment at POIC Lahad Datu Port

 

9. PCA Signing between POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd & PELINDO II

 

8. Pre-announcement of PCA Signing between POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd & PELINDO II

 

7. Team Work Crucial for Sabah's Economic Future

 

5. POIC Sabah: No State Interest Compromised in Burel Plan

 

3. Visit to Lumadan Mill by the German Embassy Kuala Lumpur and German Parliamentarians

 

2. POIC Makes Case at Manila Forum

 

1. BOMBA Instilling Safety Awareness at Industrial Facilities

Year 2018

POIC - MATRADE Sabah to Explore New International Markets

 

PEMA's Major Fire Drill

 

10. Courtesy Visit by Federation of Sabah Industries (FSI) - 18 July 2018

 

9. POIC Plans Strategy for Sabah's Developed Status - 13 July 2018

 

8. POIC Donates Vans: Expands Education Empowerment - 30 April 2018

 

7. Sabah's East Coast to Become Industrialised, High Income Zome - 22 April 2018

6. All Systems Go at POIC Lahad Datu - 19 April 2018

5. POIC Achieves One-Million MT Cargo Throughput - 10 April 2018

 

4. POIC Port Set to Unlock Economic Potentials - 8 April 2018

2. PEMA Competition on Health, Safety and Fitness - 14 March 2018

 

1. 10 Year Eco Cement Deal is Signed - 10 January 2018

Year 2017

7. MoU Signing: POIC SABAH - BELL CORPORATION - MY CLEAN ENERGY - 15 November 2017

 

6. Gamalux Oils Sdn Bhd to Set Up Oleochemical / Fatty Acid Plant - 1st in Sabah - 27 September 2017

 

5. China's Tangshan Group to Invest in Sabah - 10 June 2017

 

4. POIC Lahad Datu Launches Police Unit - 26 May 2017

 

 

3. MOU Between POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd & 4 Companies from China - 5 May 2017

 

2. SIGNING OF MOU BETWEEN POIC SABAH SDN BHD, MALAYSIA AND TANGSHAN CHUNHUA GRAIN & OIL GROUP LTD., UTILITY SUGAR TRADING LTD., XINJI XINYUAN BIOTECH CO LTD., TOP HONESTY BIOTECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. - 4 May 2017

1. Sabah Youths Seize on Available Local Jobs - 3 April 2017

 

Year 2016

10. PEMA ERT Workshop (Level II) - 30 November 2016

 

9. POIC Lahad Datu Container Terminal - 24 November 2016

 

8. Palm Oil Green Economic Zone - 24 November 2016

 

7. ESSCOM Briefs POIC Investors on Security Threats in the ESSZone - 16 November 2016

 

6. POIC Gets Nod to Have Own 'Cops' - 10 November 2016

 

5. Koreans Eye Sabah to Site World's First Bio-Butanol Plant - 7 October 2016

Newspaper clippings on the recent MoU signing between South Korean GS Caltex and Malaysian-based Biomass Green Technology (BGT) to conduct a commercial feasibility study.

 

4. ‘No Palm Oil’ Labelling on Products Already in Sabah - 23 September 2016

3. POIC Emergency Mutual Aid (PEMA) Emergency Response Team Workshop (Level I) - 19 August 2016

 

2. POIC/NanoMalaysia Open Platform: "Business Opportunities in Optimization of Plantation/Mills Residues" - 25 May 2016

1. Official Launh of POIC Emergency Mutual Aid (PEMA) - 14 April 2016

Year 2015

8. Launch of Sabah Biomass Industry Development Plan - 10 December 2015

 

7. The Green Agenda Symposium - 8 September 2015

10 September 2015 - News Clipping
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8 September 2015 - News Clipping
4 September 2015 - News Clipping
2 September 2015 - News Clipping
31 August 2015 - News Clipping
29 August 2015 - News Clipping

 

6. POIC to Spearhead the 11MP Downstream Ops - 31 July 2015

5. Bio-Art to Push Sabah's Oil Palm Agenda - 5 July 2015

 

4. Tap into Waste-to-Wealth Opportunities: Industrialist - 28 June 2015

 

3. ESSCOM's Advice to Investors on Security 12 June 2015

1. BioArt Competition and BioBorneo 2015

BioArt Competition 2015 - News Clipping
BioBorneo 2015 - News Clipping

Year 2014

4. Sabah's Biomas-Energy Feedstock Impresses Traders - 24 November 2014

 

3. MIDA / POIC Domestic Direct Investment Initiative & Opportunities in Lahad Datu - 13 June 2014

1. China Steel Corporation Keen To Invest - 8 March 2014

Year 2013

Palm Oil Sector A Potent Growth Engine - 8 October 2013

 

Briefing by ESSCOM - 21 September 2013

 

POIC Sabah Hails Biomass Downstream Industry as next Economic Frontier - 24 August 2013

Boom Time in Lahad Datu as Investors Start Hiring - 28 July 2013

 

Bunkering Service at POIC - 10 July 2013

 

Waste Recycling Factory Project begins in POIC - 29 June 2013

 

Guan Starts Bio-Ethanol Pilot Project - 13 June 2013

 

Biomass Directory Launched - 29 May 2013

 

Enhancing Youth Roles in Oil Palm Industry - 24 May 2013

 

Maiden Voyage Into POIC Port - 12 March 2013

Year 2012

Next, POIC Lahad Datu as a Regional Logistics Hub - 1 April 2012

Datuk Dr. Johnson Tee
FROM the economic perspective, it is music to our ears that the Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) in Lahad Datu has managed to attract a total of RM4.5 billion of investments since 2008 to the state. This was revealed by POIC chief executive officer Datuk Dr. Pang Teck Wai when briefing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who visited the industrial cluster recently.

For more reports, please view the newspaper clipping below.

Source: The Borneo Post, 1 April 2012

 

Second Phase POIC Onstream by June - 16 March 2012

 

Training Institute at POIC Lahad Datu - 12 March 2012

 

POIC Lahad Datu Investor List Grows - 3 March 2012

 

Year 2011

 

MULTINATIONAL ENTERS POIC LAHAD DATU - 15 November 2011

 

Year 2010

6. BIGGEST GROUPING OF PALM OIL REFINERIES IN LAHAD DATU (29.07.2010)

 

5. POIC'S ROLE VITAL TO NEW ECONOMIC MODEL (05.04.2010)

 

4. SABAH AND KALIMANTAN SHOULD BE PACKAGED AS ONE DESTINATION SPOT (11.03.10)

 

3. POIC HAS PREREQUISITES TO ATTRACT INVESTORS (10.02.10)

 

2. TIME FOR SABAH TO INCREASE COCOA CULTIVATION - POIC (31.01.2010)

1. POIC NEED TO HAVE POLICY FIRST - (16.01.2010)

Year 2009

MALAYSIA NEEDS STRONG BIOMASS POLICY POIC (25.12.2009)