Turn POIC into Free Trade Zone

Kota Kinabalu: The State Government is urged to consider enlarging the Lahad Datu Palm Oil Industry Cluster (POIC Lahad Datu) acreage to attract more foreign investors into the State. 

 Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC) Chairman Dato Seri Tiong King Sing said the POIC Lahad Datu land, which is presently at more than 4,000 acres, could be enlarged to become a free trade zone. 

 

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