INTRADE Malaysia 2014 on 20 to 22 October

@ Menara MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) with the support of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) organised “INTRADE Malaysia 2014” at Menara MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur.

MASSA participated in “INTRADE Malaysia 2014”.

YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia officiated the Opening of “INTRADE Malaysia 2014” at a dinner on 20 October 2014 follow by a fashion show by top fashion designers from Malaysia.

(right) Ms Ng Su Fun, Executive Secretary of MASSA answering enquiries from visitors at MASSA booth

MASSA booth at INTRADE Malaysia 2014

A total of 412 exhibition booths were taken-up at “INTRADE Malaysia 2014” with 335 booths from 262 Malaysian companies and 77 booths from 25 overseas exhibitors.

25 countries participated in “INTRADE Malaysia 2014”.  They were from:-

“Lifestyle” was this year’s theme covering 5 sub categories as follow:-

1) Fashion Apparel & Textiles

2) Accessories, Footwear & Jewellery

3) Cosmetics, Toiletries, Health & Wellness

4) Gifts, Souvenirs & Stationery

5) Interiors and Home

Other programmes which ran concurrently during INTRADE Malaysia 2014 were Incoming Buying Mission (IBM) and FTA @ INTRADE.

8,756 visitors visited the 3 days exhibition at Menara INTRADE, Kuala Lumpur.

Ms Christine Leong of MASSA Secretariat at the MASSA Booth

Courtesy Call by Mr Marcos Bednarski, Minister/

Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Argentina

in Malaysia on 28 October 2014

Mr Marcos Bednarski, Minister/Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Argentina in Malaysia visited MASSA’s Secretariat. 

Ms Ng Su Fun, Executive Secretary of MASSA met with Mr Marcos to discuss promoting bilateral ties between the two countries and to jointly organise programmes and activities for MASSA members.

(left to right) Ms Florence Khoo, MASSA Secretariat, Ms Ng Su Fun, Executive Secretary of MASSA and Mr Marcos Bednarski, Minister/Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Argentina in Malaysia

3rd Showcase Bangladesh 2014 

on 14 to 16 November 2014

at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC),

Kuala Lumpur 

The Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BMCCI) organised the 3rd Showcase Bangladesh 2014 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur.

This 3-day event was supported by Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia, Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and Malaysia South-South Association (MASSA). 

This Showcase provided a platform for the business communities of Bangladesh and Malaysia to establish, foster and enhance business linkages and collaborations between the two countries.  Besides branding and promotion of Bangladesh, the focus of the event was to highlight and showcase the competencies and potential of Bangladesh as a lucrative business hub.   The Inaugural Ceremony of Showcase Bangladesh 2014 was held on 14 November 2014.   Hon. YB Dato’ Lee Chee Leong, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia  was the Guest of Honour and H.E. A.K.M. Atiqur Rahman, Hon. High Commissioner of the High Commission of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Malaysia was the Special Guest at the ceremony.

(At the rostrum) Hon. YB Dato’ Lee Chee Leong, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia delivering an Address at the Inaugural Ceremony of the 3rd Showcase Bangladesh 2014

Cutting the ribbon to signify the Opening of the 3rd Showcase Malaysia 2014 – (left to right) Mr Syed Nurul Islam, Chairman, Organizing Committee, Showcase Bangladesh 2014 and Immediate Past President, BMCCI, H.E. A.K.M. Atiqur Rahman, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia, Hon. YB Dato’ Lee Chee Leong, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia, Mr Nasir A. Choudhury, President, BMCCI and Mr Syed Moazzam Hossain, Past President, BMCCI

Guests and participants at the Inaugural Ceremony

On 15 November 2015, a Seminar on “Investment Opportunities in Bangladesh” was held.

A “Dinner & Cultural Show” was held on 15 November 2014 at The Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

(right) Mr Nasir A. Choudhury, President of BMCCI presenting a crest to the Guest of Honour at the Dinner and Bangladesh Cultural Night to YB Encik Khairy Jamaluddin, Hon. Youth & Sports Minister, Malaysia

Guests of Honour and sponsors on stage at the Dinner and Bangladesh Cultural Night

A total of 41 exhibition booths were taken-up at the “Showcase Bangladesh 2014”.

(right) Tan Sri Ghazzali Sheikh Abdul Khalid, EXCO member of MASSA and Independent Non-Executive Director of Axiata Group Berhad at the booth of Robi Axiata Limited

Exhibitors at the exhibition  include the following sectors:-

–    Banking, insurance and financial services

–    Ready made garments, textiles and handicrafts

–    Infrastructure

–    ICT & Telecommunication

–    Education

–    Construction

–    Food item, Herbal Products

–    Jute and Jute products 

–    PVC and Plastic Household products,

–    Consumer products, Cosmetics 

–    Leather products 

–    Manufacturer

–    Cables, Boards

–    Packaging

–    Services sectors

Well Group of Industries – One of the exhibitor at the Showcase Bangladesh 2014

Green Delta Insurance Co. Ltd. booth

Fair Apparels Ltd. booth

One-to-One meetings was organised for Malaysian businessman to meet with the Bangladeshi exhibitors at the event.

 Visit of Dr. Vo Duy Khuong, Vice Chairman of

Danang People’s Committee and Chairman of Fund

Management Council, Danang City, Vietnam to Malaysia

on 3 to 7  December 2014 

Dr. Vo Duy Khuong, Vice Chairman of Danang People’s Committee and Chairman of Fund Management Council accompanied by his wife, Madam Huynh Thi Thanh visited Malaysia from 3 to 7 December 2014. 

Tan Sri Michael Chen Wing Sum, Chairman of MASSDA Land Company Limited and Vice President of MASSA together with Datuk Lim Fung Chee, Board of Management of MASSDA Land Company Limited and EXCO member of MASSA hosted a dinner for Dr. Khuong and his delegation on 3 December 2014.

(left) Tan Sri Michael Chen Wing Sum, Chairman of MASSDA Land Company Limited and Vice President of MASSA and (right) Dr. Vo Duy Khuong, Vice Chairman of Danang People’s Committee and Chairman of Fund Management Council, Danang City, Vietnam

(left to right) Dr. Vo Duy Khuong, Mr Ho Quang Dung and Datuk Lim Fung Chee, Board of Management of MASSDA Land Company Limited and EXCO Member of MASSA

(left) Mr Nguyen Anh Tuan, Deputy General Director and (right) Mtr Nguyen Thanh Tam, both, Board of Management members of MASSDA Land Company Limited

(left to right) Tan Sri Michael Chen Wing Sum presenting a souvenir to Dr. Vo Duy Khuong

Group photo after the dinner

Tan Sri Michael Chen Wing Sum, Chairman of MASSDA Land Company Limited and Vice President of MASSA together with Datuk Lim Fung Chee, Board of Management of MASSDA Land Company Limited and EXCO member of MASSA hosted a dinner for Dr Khuong and his delegation on 3 December 2014.   MASSDA Land Company Limited is a subsidiary company of Malaysian South-South Corporation Berhad (MASSCORP) who has successfully developed an Industrial Park and a housing project in Danang City.

Dr. Khuong also visited Tan Chong Group’s assembly plant in Serendah, Selangor.

(Front row, from left to right) Mr Kelvin Foo Check Tuann – General Manager, Production & Logistic, TCMA, Ms Truong Thi Thuy, Mr Robin Chong Siong Lek, Deputy General Manager, Quality, TCMA, Mr Lee Yai Sin, General Director of MASSDA Land Company Limited, Dr. Vo Duy Khuong, Ms Cindy Lim Sew Chan, Head of TCMA Plant Operations, Mr Nguyen Thanh Tam, Mr Patrick Foong Kaye Ying, Director, TCIE, Col. Ho Wah Juan, Senior Consultant, TCMSC and Mr Roslan Ahmad, General Manager, Production, TCMA

Tan Chong Group has an auto assembly plant in Danang City, Vietnam.  TCIE Vietnam Pted. Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of Tan Chong Group officially launched on 11 June 2013.  Built at a cost of USD40 million, the state-of-the art facility is located at the expanded Hoa Khanh Industrial Zone.   The plant is the first of Tan  Chong’s overseas plant with two other assembly plants located in Malaysia. 

          Dialogue Session with H.E. Sheikh Hasina, 

Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 3 December 2014

at Grand Hyatt Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh made an official visit to Malaysia from 2 to 4 December 2014.  Her delegation comprised of 85 Government and business leaders that included 5 Ministers, 

1. H.E. Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Hon’ble Minister for Expatriates  Welfare & Overseas Employment

2. H.E. Mr. Muhammad Farud Khan, Hon’ble Minister for Civil Aviation  & Tourism

3. H.E. Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Hon’ble Foreign Minister

4. H.E. Mr. Asaduzzaman Noor, Hon’ble Minister for Cultural Affairs

5. H.E. Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan, Hon’ble State Minister for Home Affairs

The private sector delegation was led by Mr Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, President of The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce And Industry (FBCCI).

This visit is Her Excellency’s second official visit to Malaysia with the first being in May 2010.  Her Excellency’s visit has provided a new impetus to cement and elevate Malaysia Bangladesh relations.

Dialogue on Trade and Investment Opportunities in Bangladesh backdrop at the hotel

Arrival of H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the Dialogue Session

Bangladesh is Malaysia 3rd largest trading partner among South Asian countries.  As at September 2014, Malaysia’s trade with Bangladesh was valued at RM3.43 billion with imports amounting to RM284.1 billion and exports, RM3.17 billion.

Malaysia’s exports to Bangladesh include commodities like palm oil, textiles and clothing, chemicals and chemical products, electrical and electronic products, non-metallic mineral products, as well as iron and steel products.

Bangladesh’s imports to Malaysia include camera parts, jute products, knitwear, home textiles, crabs, woven garments, frozen fish, shrimp and polyvinyl chloride bags.

In conjunction with Her Excellency’s visit, the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur hosted a dialogue session for the private sector.  MASSA President, Tan Sri Azman Hashim gave a Welcome Address and moderated the Q & A session with H.E. Prime Minister.

H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh delivered a Speech at the Dialogue Session

Tan Sri Azman Hashim, President of MASSA delivered a Welcome Address at the Dialogue Session

Closing Remarks by H.E. A.K.M. Atiqur Rahman, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia

(3rd from left) H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tan Sri Azman Hashim, President of MASSA, Hon. Datuk Seri Utama S. Samy Vellu, Special Envoy to India and South Asia and H.E. A.K.M. Atiqur Rahman, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia

H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh

(3rd from left) H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh answering enquiries from participants at the Q & A session

Participants attending the Dialogue Session

(left to right) Tan Sri Ghazzali Sheikh Abdul Khalid, EXCO Member of MASSA having a word with Tan Sri Azman Hashim, President of MASSA

(left to right) Tan Sri Michael Chen Wing Sum, Vice President of MASSA, Tan Sri Mustafa Mansoor, Chairman, Malaysia Standards & Accreditation Council and Hon. Datuk Seri Utama S. Samy Vellu, Special Envoy to India and South Asia

(3rd from left) Tan Sri Michael Chen Wing Sum seated at the roundtable discussion

Malaysia is one of the largest investors in Bangladesh todate, with the involvement of leading Malaysian companies in sectors such as telecommunications, healthcare, power & energy sector and infrastructure & construction.