Closer ties between STA and Kazakhstan’s wood industry

ALMATY: A Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) was signed between Sarawak Timber Association ( STA) and the Association of Entrepreneur of Furniture and Timber Industry of Kazakhstan at the Ritz Carlton Hotel here yesterday.

STA was represented by its president Tan Sri Datuk Sir Tiong Hiew King while Association of Entrepreneur of Furniture and Timber Industry was represented by Glukhov M.N, said a press statement received here yesterday.

The MoU which is aimed at strengthening trade relationship and enhancing areas of cooperation between timber associations in Kazakhstan and STA, saw the signing ceremony being witnessed by Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation ( STIDC) general manager Datu Sarudu Hoklai and vice director of the Department of Enterprise Industry and Innovation, Almaty, Adis Seidakhmatov.

It also hoped

that

such cooperationwouldfurtherincrease confidence in the timber trade and expand the timber market share in Kazakhstan.

Another MoU was also signed between Sarawak Skills Development Centre (SSDC) and Malaysian Centre for Education ( MCE) which was presented by Dato Baharuddin Abdullah and Dr Ali Sher respectively.

Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar, Assistant Minister of Resource Planning Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais, Assistant Minister of Industrial Estate Development Datuk Peter Nansian, Assistant Minister of Industrial Development ( Investment and Promotion) Datuk Julaihi Narawi, Assistant Minister of Environment Datu Len Talif Salleh and Malaysian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Dato’ Hidayat Abdul Hamid were among those present.