Courses’ collaboration for mutual benefit
KUCHING: Riam Institute of Technology (Riamtec) and Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) collaborate on oil palm plantation management courses after having a meeting last Wednesday. In a statement, it stated that Riamtec has undertaken oil palm plantation management courses which will be offered to SOPPOA members. SOPPOA’s Chairman, Eric Kiu explained that the oil […]
Consider manpower from other countries, suggests Soppoa
KUCHING: To address labour shortage, Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) has suggested to the Sarawak government that manpower from India, Timor, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka be roped in. Association chairman Eric Kiu Kwong Seng said this during a courtesy call on Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) […]
Plantation owners mull programmes with Sarawak Skills
KUCHING: Collaboration between Sarawak Skills and the Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) will pave the way for the oil palm industry’s current and future training needs in the state. According to SOPPOA chief executive officer, Dr Felix Moh, a meeting between the two organisations recently highlighted two programmes towards achieving this goal, namely, […]
State urged to relax foreign worker recruitment policy
KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) has called on the state government to relax its foreign worker recruitment policy. In making the call, its chief executive officer (CEO) of the Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) Dr Felix Moh Mee Ho said Sarawak’s palm oil industry needed foreign labour urgently. Moh said […]
BNM knows better, SOPPOA tells Kula
KUCHING: Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) has taken exception to Ipoh Barat MP Kulasegaran Murugeson saying Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus’s input on the revised minimum wage policy is shallow and regressive. SOPPOA chief executive officer Dr Felix Moh Mee Ho said on the contrary it was […]
Planters tap Curtin expertise to optimise fertiliser output
KUCHING: Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Association (SOPPOA) is working on findings better ways to produce organic fertiliser from empty fruit bunches (EFB). “In this respect, SOPPOA is initiating a research project with Curtin University Malaysia to find a solution and improve current processes in producing organic fertiliser from EFB that also comply with laws, rules […]
Training for plantation workers crucial, says SOPPOA
KUCHING: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) is committed to providing continuous training opportunities to its members. SOPPOA chief executive officer Dr Felix Moh said one of the approaches was to partner with local training providers, including learning centres and institutes, to provide a wide range of courses related to oil palm management […]
Sarawak’s oil palm plantation sector is in dire need of foreign workers
KUCHING: Sarawak’s oil palm plantation sector is in dire need of foreign workers and the Covid-19 pandemic has further exacerbated this labour shortage to a breaking point. Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) chief executive officer Dr Felix Moh said oil palm plantations in Sarawak were highly dependent on foreign workers. “While other states […]
CM receives visit from Soppoa delegation
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg received a courtesy call from a Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) delegation led by its chairman Eric Kiu Kwong Seng at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here on Tuesday (Feb 8). Soppoa took the opportunity to share some of challenges faced by the Sarawak […]
Piecemeal wage hikes will have adverse effect, warn planters
KUCHING: Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA) has joined the growing chorus of opposition to the federal government’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to RM1,500 a month. In making its stance known, it felt the federal Human Resource Ministry should have a more holistic strategy in tackling the wage issue instead of resorting […]
