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BIOECONOMY INITIATIVES IN SABAH DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR BIO-BORNEO 2013 KOTA KINABALU 19-20th FEBRUARY 2013 DATUK DR MOHD YAAKUB HJ JOHARI CEO/PRESIDENT

SABAH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

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SABAH DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR 2008-2025 The vision for Sabah is to be a vibrant, economically successful and liveable state SDC is underpinned by 3 key principles • Capture higher value economic activities • Promote balanced economic growth with distribution • Ensure sustainable growth via environmental conservation New Economic Model: • Creativity • Innovation • Capture higher value economic activitity Phase 1 (2008-2010) Phase 2 (2011-015) HIGH INCOME SERVICE Building the foundation Accelerating ECONOMY for growth economic growth Catalysing future growth via infrastructure as well as high economic impact and poverty eradication projects

Higher order value-add activities, the presence of global companies and a strong base of local SMEs

An attractive destination for FDIs with strong supporting infrastructure, global companies and knowledge workforce

Sabah is blessed with excellent Location, Natural Resources, Cultural Heritage and Bio Diversity which it can build on…

Location

• Gateway for regional trade • Ideal for transhipment and value add for cargo between Kalimantan–South Philippines and North Asia (China, Japan, Korea) • Capitalise on market deregulation of AFTA

Resources

• Rich in natural resources (fertile agriculture land, fisheries, minerals, forestry) • Capture high value add downstream activities such as oleo chemicals, gas processing plant, oil refineries and wood based products • Position Sabah as centre of excellence for agriculture

Cultural and Bio Diversity

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Rich biodiversity – Unaffected by Ice Age Within Coral Triangle- Rich marine life Wildlife 32 ethnic groups spawning diverse cultural backgrounds and heritage • Capture knowledge from international researchers- Stimulate biotech activities 4

THE PEOPLE: RICH MULTI-CULTURAL HERITAGE Rich cultural heritage and valuable ethnobotanical knowledge from the indigenous communities.

KENINGAU

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Handicraft Village and Production Centre

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Sabah Agricultural Park and Rafflesia Info Centre

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Murut Cultural Centre

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Agropolis, Dusun and Murut longhouse

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Specialty Natural Products (ginger, herbal plants etc)

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Inland fisheries, fruits and vegetable farms

KAWASAN MESEJ SEDIA UNTUK PENANAMAN KELAPA SAWIT DI KG. BUNANG, SOOK, KENINGAU

Handicraft Village

5 Not to be disclosed without permission. 23/07/2007 © 2007 By SEAC/IDS

WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Large expanse of wetlands, rich with wildlife (orang utan, sumatran rhino, pygmy elephant, sun bear, proboscis monkey etc) and fresh water fish        

Largest Ramsar site in Malaysia Tabin Wildlife Reserve Tabin Wildlife Resort Kinabatangan Wildlife Park Providing Sustainable Development Model for harvesting forest products & carbon sequestration (eg the Deramakot Model) Nature Tourism facilities Social and Community Forestry Centre for Wildlife Studies

6 Not to be disclosed without permission. 23/07/2007 © 2007 By SEAC/IDS

MARINE-BASED RESOURCES Located within the Coral Triangle: The Cradle of Coral Evolution              

Tun Sakaran Marine Park and the world renowned Sipadan Island Diving and Island tour, Lepa-lepa Tourism Regatta Marine and fresh-water aquaculture Seaweed, tiger prawn, pearl and‘Kupang’ cultivation Handicraft Production Centre National Aquaculture Centre Cruise ship, boating and sailing with marina and shipyards Passenger and ferry terminal Aquabio industrial facilities Sea Food Cluster with cold storage & distribution facilities. Southern Gateway with Barter Trade Centre Centre for Marine Biotechnology R&D Transhipment and Import-export services Bunkering and logistics support

8 Not to be disclosed without permission. © 2007 By SEAC/IDS

SABAH BIODIVERSITY Mega biodiversity, relatively unaffected by the Ice Age, and unique geological formation , serving as a major carbon sink  Heart of Borneo Project, natural history research, education & tourism  Danum Valley, Maliau Basin, Imbak Canyon  Social and Community Forestry. Providing Sustainable Development Models for harvesting forest products & forest rehabilitation  Deramakot & Infrapro: CO2 sequestration by rehabilitating 25,000 ha of degraded forest, one of the largest enrichment planting efforts in the world, undertaken by Innoprise and the Face Foundation  Agro-forestry belt for valuable rare plant species  Regulated access to genetic resources for bio-prospecting and R&D  Taliwas Forestry & Recreation Centre. Madai-Baturong FR Nature Centre  Tingkayu Archeological Site  Madai Cave & Massif , bird’s nests and wildlife  Tasik Impian, waterfalls, hot springs

TOURISM: Sabah’s beauty rich cultural and bioHEART diversity allows it to attract premier, high NATURE AT and ITS BEST: OF BORNEO Mt. Kinabalu spend and long stay tourists Tourism Property

Mt. Tambayuk

Mt. Trusmadi Tropical Research Centre of Excellence

Development Trust: Highend tourism development Crocker Range

Danum Valley

Kundasang Mt Kinabalu Lookout

ECO-CERTIFIED Ecotourism

Eco-Certification One District One Product

Imbak Canyon Maliau Basin Poring HotWorld’ Spring ‘Sabah’s Lost Spa



Kinabalu Harbour Front

Tropical Research Field Station Tourism Skills Training Centre




Performing Arts Centre Maliau Basin

Danum Valley

Tourist Glass Submarine Diving



Arts & Culture Development Fund

Keningau Handicraft Production Village

Diving Gateway: Sipadan Island



Incentives

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WELCOME TO SABAH - LAND BELOW THE WIND: Blending Business, Culture and Nature for BioEconomy

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STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AREAS (SDA) UNDER 10MP

Kudat

Kinabalu Gold Coast Kimanis

SANDAKAN EDUCATION HUB

Bio Triangle

Brunei Bay Development Sipitang

Oil & Gas Clusters Interior Food Valley One Stop Centre For Sabah Development Corridor (SDC)

Agro-Marine Belt

SUMMARY OF FLAGSHIP PROJECTS IN SDC  TOURISM: Kinabalu Harbourfront and Kinabalu Gold Coast – Tourism, Real Estate/Wellness/Marinas/Creative Industry;  AGRICULTURE (Food and SNP): Sabah Agro-Industrial Precinct: Food production/processing - food ingredients, food supplements, herbal products, agro-biotech, cosmoceuticals, specialty natural products; swiflets farming;  AGRICULTURE (Livestock): Keningau Intergrated Livestock Centre: Livestock, meat, animal feed and dairy products;  AGRICULTURE (Aquaculture): Marine Industry Cluster – Seaweed, Cage fish, lobster;

SUMMARY OF FLAGSHIP PROJECTS IN SDC: (Continue)  MANUFACTURING & LOGISTICS: KKIP/Sapangar Port Logistics, cold chain facilities, resource-based (wood and rubber-based) and supporting industries;  PALM-OIL : POIC Sandakan/Lahad Datu - Palm oil-based products, bio-mass, bio-refinery complex, green technology/energy;  OIL, GAS AND ENERGY: Tawau Geothermal and SOGIPOil and Gas, and Petroleum Products; BioPlastics/Composite Material and Products; Chemicals and Chemical Products; and  EDUCATION: Sandakan Education Hub: Education – Environmental conservation, Agro-Biotech, Green Tech and vocational training.

SABAH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (SEDIA) SDC iNVESTORS

“The government will put in place policies to make it easier to do business here ... We will not compromise on the environment and our culture"DATUK SERI PANGLIMA MUSA AMAN

Company Registration

Licence Approval

Work Permits

Land Matters

Planning Approvals

Utility Approvals

Incentives

Six economic sectors under the Economic Transformation Programme Corridor Economic Growth Tourism

Manufacturing & Logistics

OGE

Agriculture

Palm Oil

Education ENABLERS

Human Capital Development

Inter / Intra-State Connectivity (Roads)

Public Utilities (Water and Power)

KEY FOCUS AREAS UNDER SDC Key focus areas Tourism

Corridor

Corridor

Palm Oil

• Increase high yield, long stay tourists • High end development (resorts, residences, etc) • Promote high value add downstream activities • Eradicate poverty and create new jobs opportunity

• Focus on high-value food , especially aquaculture sector (shrimp, Agriculture

Oil Gas Energy

Education

Manufacturing & Logistics

seaweed, sea cucumber, cage fishing)

• Value add from food packaging & processing

• Complete the OGE value chain with downstream activities (petrochemical, transmission, etc) • Eradicate illiteracy through early child care and education • Build skills to support the emerging industries (hospitality & tourism , OGE, Agri, etc) and attract international students

• Further grow the manufacturing sector • Increasing mixed development (commercial and

Livability

residential) to promote people to live and spend in KK

• To improve accessibility on public transportation services

City

KK City

and infrastructure for locals and tourists

• To improve healthcare services to locals and tapping potential health tourism in Sabah

Tourism

• New and expanding existing tourist attractions surrounding KK

SABAH BIOTECHNOLOGY AGENDA

Halatuju – Specific reference to the need to develop biotechnological capability and optimise the State’s biodiversity resources

BACKGROUND The advent of the bio-economy or knowledge-based economy increasingly driven by rapid advances in life sciences, especially biotechnology, offers Sabah and Malaysia as a whole, a fertile environment for the development and commercialisation of biotechnology, especially agro-biotechnology and agrobiopharmacy.

The Sabah Biodiversity Enactment (2000) defines biotechnology as: • The technological application that uses biological resources or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. • Biological resources – include genetic resources or material of plant, animal or microbial origin or any other biotic components of the ecosystem, with actual or potential use or value for humanity.

AGRO-BIOTECH? • The application of biotechnology to agriculture-technology platform; • Msian agrobiotech- Crops, Natural Products, livestock, Marine & Aquaculture • SDC(2008-2025)-area 73,997 sqmbiomass/biofuel, livestock & aquaculture, bioremediation. • Going for Natural Products. • Strength- biodiversity, aquaculture, oil palm,free of HFD disease for livestock

Sabah Biotechnology Agenda Bio-industry enterprises could be spawned by harnessing Sabah’s factor endowments: rich agricultural and bio-diversity resources; valuable indigeneous botanical knowledge; strategic geographical location; clean and unpolluted environment; long coastline; and favourable climate

Palm Oil Downstream Products

Palm oil tree

Palm fruit bunch

Cross-section of oil palm fruit

Private Sector Investment

Refinery

Crude palm oil

Sampling

Downstream Processing (soaps, cooking oil, detergent, cosmetics, candle, printing ink, food etc.)

OPTIMISING SABAH BIODIVERSITY RESOURCES From immuno-modulator to OTC and pharmaceutical category.

Documenting The Potential of Sabah BioDiversity Resources

Sabah Biotechnology Action Blueprint Document (2005 – 2015) A document providing roadmap for biotechnology development for Sabah over the next 10 years. Provides direction, signposts and guidelines for stakeholders participation in biotechnology development in Sabah. A broad consensus from key stakeholders especially govt. & related agencies, university and private sector.

Members of the Working-Group • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Chairman: YB Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili, Science and Technology Advisor to Chief Minister; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance Secretary, Natural Resource Office/Sabah Biodiversity Council Director, State Economic Planning Unit Director, Department of Agriculture Director, Department of Fisheries Director, Sabah Health Department Director, Department of Industrial Development and Research Director, Sabah Forestry Department Director, Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry Director, Environment Protection Department Director, MARDI (Sabah) Director, Sabah Parks Director, Sabah Foundation Director, Institute of Biotechnology Research, UMS Director, Science and Technology Unit Director, Department of Human Resource Development President, SMI Association of Kota Kinabalu Area Manager, Diethelm (M) Sdn. Bhd (rep from Pharmaceutical Industry) Secretariat: Ms Mary Sintoh, Institute for Development Studies (Sabah)

MISSION: MAKING A QUANTUM LEAP TO THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY ERA

Third Wave Knowledge-based Service Economy Bio-Industry/White agr++ Brain Power Second Wave Industrial Economy Manufacturing Engine Power First Wave Agriculture Green/Blue/Red Muscle Power

Sabah Biotechnology Action Blueprint Document (2005 – 2015) Vision To transform Sabah, to a vibrant, competitive and leading world-class centre for biotechnology. Mission Positioning Sabah to make a quantum leap into the bio-economy, a knowledge-based economy driven by biotechnology and information and communication technology, by effectively and efficiently harnessing the full potential of biotechnology for the social and economic development of Sabah, in a fair, safe, responsible and sustainable manner.

Sabah Biotechnology Action Blueprint Document (2005 – 2015)

Policy Objectives Number One The State Government shall spearhead the development and applications of biotechnology in Sabah by introducing measures which can supplement and complement the policies and programmes initiated by the Federal Government; in active partnership and collaboration with the private sector, non-governmental organisations, research and training institutions, the local community and all other stakeholders to develop a viable and dynamic biotechnology sector in Sabah which can serve as a new engine of economic growth and provide a higher quality of life for the people.


Policy Objectives Number Two Appropriate legislative and institutional framework shall be put in place to ensure a systematic development of the biotechnology sector in Sabah in a fair, transparent, safe, responsible and sustainable manner


Policy Objectives Number Three Aggressive measures shall be taken by the State Government to effectively and efficiently promote and nurture biotechnology research, development, applications and commercialisation based on its natural endowments, and comparative as well as locational advantage in order to create a vibrant, resilient and competitive biotechnology sector; and


Policy Objectives Number Four The State Government shall undertake to provide a conducive environment for the private sector to participate in the biotechnology sector through the provision of appropriate facilities, incentives, specialised infrastructure and support services and access to funding.


Strategies and Action Plans 1. Identify and Promote the Development of the Biotechnology Subsectors based on State’s Natural Endowments, Comparative and Locational Advantage 2. Provide Specialised Facilities and Physical Infrastructure to Support the Development of Biotechnology-related Clusters 3. Designate Specific Zones as Bio-corridors to Provide a Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials for the Biotechnologyrelated Industries 4. Encourage Public-Private Sector Partnership to Support Biotechnology Development 5. Promote Greater Awareness of Bio-safety and Ethical Issues in Biotechnology Research and Product Development


Strategies and Action Plans 7. Protect and Preserve Indigenous Traditional Knowledge 8. Enhance Protection and Conservation of Environment and its Biological Resources 9. Enhance Biotechnology R&D Capabilities within the State 10.Set-up an Efficient Biotechnology-related Information Management System 11.Facilitate the commercialisation of research findings 12.Upgrade Human Resource Development Capabilities 13.Promote the Establishment of Biotechnology Enterprises and Start-ups 14. Improve Research and Business Financing Facilities 15. Facilitate Access to Fiscal Incentives and Tax Exemptions 16. Assist Biotechnology Enterprises to Access Global Market

Strategy 2: Provide specialised facilities and physical infrastructure to support the development of biotechnology-related clusters

“Expedite the establishment of Sabah Agro-Industrial Precinct in Papar which is dedicated to providing specialised facilities and infrastructure, such as the incubator and knowledge park, to support the development of agro-biotechnologyrelated clusters specialising in food and specialty natural products”

SABAH AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PRECINCT Private Investment

PROJECT PLANNED 2011 – 2012 ( PHASE- 2 ) 10MP : RM 19.98 m

CONTROL ENVIRONMENT FARMING – GREEN HOUSE • 3 acs Green house + 1 ac Net House • 1 ac – 8 unit greenhouse/nethouse • 1 unit = 27m x 25m = 675m2 approx 0.16 acre • RM200,000/acre for nethouse • RM300,000/ acre for greenhouse • 4000 – 5000 plants /ac (cth tomato) • Output – 29,000kg/ac @ RM81,600 • Labourers – 2 workers/ac

2011 PROJECT: PRODUCT LINE FACILITIES • • •

1 unit building , 94m x 26m, approx 2500m2 Warehouse style, single storey, high ceiling with roof ventilation Concrete floor with service trunking

POST HARVEST HANDLING FACILITIES • •

Grading & Sorting machine

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1 unit building 2 components in the same building • a) 2 storey office (225m2 x 2 m = 450m2) and • b) single storey warehouse (41.5m x 35m = 1452m2) 4 cold storage room (38m2x4)=152m2 4 production line RM2.91 juta

RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SERVICES BUILDING

-1 unit building, -2 storeys, Grd: 42.3 x 11.2 = 473m2, 1st : 13.9m x 48m = 667m2 Total = 1140m2 - 50 rooms including 5 meeting rooms - 10 cubicle / workstation - 2 tissue culture labs and product development -RM1.82 m

Pegaga nursery

Tissue cultured Tea Tree

Tea tree plantation

Tea tree nursery and tissue culture lab

Strategy 3: Designate specific zones as biocorridors to provide a sustainable supply of raw materials for the biotechnology-related industries

“Identify the type of raw materials needed by the biotechnology industry” “Allocate specific zones to be designated as bio-corridors to supply the raw materials”

PALM OIL SECTOR EPP1: Agropolitan

Agropolitan Beluran Invest

GNI

Jobs

RM 202m RM 68.3m

622

EPP2: POIC

Palm Oil Industrial Cluster ( Sandakan) Invest

GNI

RM 1.21b RM 274m

Agropolitan Kemabong Invest

GNI

RM 73m RM 23.3m

Jobs 404

Jobs 1708

Palm Oil Industrial Cluster ( Lahad Datu) Invest

GNI

Jobs

RM 21b

RM 8.4b

9467

AGRICULTURE SECTOR: Focus on High Value Food Integrated Shrimp Aquaculture

Sabah Agro Industrial Precinct (SAIP) Invest

GNI

RM 678m RM 195m

Kudat Limau-Limauan

Jobs

Invest

GNI

Jobs

RM 764m

RM 266.5m

3626

Total Investment RM 3.338 billion Total GNI RM 3.582 billion Total Jobs 29,611 Jobs

Telaga TKPM (Taman Kekal Pengeluaran Makanan)

Pintasan

399

Sungai Lokan

Kimanis

Integrated Tiger Grouper / Sea Cucumber Farming / High Finned Grouper & Barramundi

Invest

RM 59.9m RM 35.4

Jobs 479

Lahad Datu Integrated Marine Fish Culture Kunak

Invest

GNI

Jobs

RM 84.6m

RM 1.55b

1690

Tawau

Swiftlet Commercial Centre (SCC) GNI

Semporna

GNI

Jobs

Jobs RM 541m RM420m

RM180m RM405mil

Invest

7648

13,788

GNI

RM 825m RM710.4

National Seaweed Nucleus Invest

Invest

Source: XXX

GNI

Sungai Koyah

Jobs 1981

KENINGAU INTERGRATED LIVESTOCK CENTRE

Strategy 4: Encourage public-private sector partnership to support biotechnology development

“Provide attractive incentives”

“Promote and encourage smart partnership”

INVESTMENT TAX INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR SDC • Applications received by 31 December 2020 are eligible for these incentives. • Applications should be submitted to SEDIA. No 1

Flagship and Qualifying Activities Kinabalu Gold Coast Enclave (KGCE) Location: Kota Kinabalu A. Tourism Project  Hotel  Resort B. Creative Cluster  Design Academy - Product design - Fashion/ accessories design  Academy of Art - Arts and crafts - Drawing - Sculpture  School of Performing Arts - Dance - Drama - Music

Tax Incentives

A. Tourism Project Hotel and Resort i. Full tax exemption on statutory income for 10 years; or Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years - can be offset against 100% of statutory income. ii. Exemption on import duty and sales tax subject to current policy; and iii. Stamp duty exemption on land acquired for development. B. Creative Cluster i. Full tax exemption on statutory income for 5 years; or Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years - can be offset against 100% of statutory income; and ii. Full exemption on import duty and sales tax exemption subject to current policy.

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Integrated Livestock Valley (ILV) Location: Keningau Downstream Activities:  Manufacturing of cattle feed  Manufacturing of diary-based products  Manufacturing of meat-based products

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Sabah Agro-Industrial Precinct (SAIP) Location: Kimanis and Papar Production of Halal Food  Downstream Activities Processing of agricultural produce for: - Pharmaceuticals or biopharmaceuticals - Biodiagnostics - Food or feed supplements - Horticultural products - Nutraceuticals - Microbials & probiotics  Development & production of: - Cell/ tissue cultures - Biopolymers - Biomaterials - Biotechnology process of waste treatment

Full tax exemption on statutory income for 10 years; or Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years - can be offset against 100% of statutory income, subject to qualifying activities/ products under the Investment Promotion Act 1986.

A. Projects located within the Halal Hub: Investment Tax Allowance of 100% for 10 years; or Tax exemption on export sales income for 5 years. B. Project located outside the Halal Hub: Investment Tax Allowance of 100% for 10 years. i. Exemption on import duty and sales tax, subject to current policy. ii. Qualifying products/ activities will be determined.

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Palm Oil Industry Cluster (POIC) Location: Lahad Datu Downstream Activities – Manufacturing  Oleochemical  Biofuel  Transfree Food Products

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Full tax exemption on statutory income for 10 years; or Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years - can be offset against 100% of statutory income, subject to qualifying activities/ products under the Investment Promotion Act 1986.

Sabah Oil & Gas Indutrial Park (SOGIP) Location: Sipitang  

Downstream Activities – Manufacturing Medium & Heavy Industries - Urea and ammonia production - Solar glass - Ship building and repairs - Marine supply base and fabrication yard - Iron ore palletising - Hot briquette iron - Combined cycle power plant

Full tax exemption on statutory income for 10 years; or Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years - can be offset against 100% of statutory income, subject to qualifying activities/ products under the Investment Promotion Act 1986. For ship building and repairs industry, incentives are offered under Income Tax Act 1967 as follows: i. Full tax exemption on statutory income for 5 years; or ii. Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years - can be offset against 100% of statutory income.

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Sandakan Education Hub (SEH) Location: Sandakan    

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Private Universities Private Colleges Training Centres Skill Training Centres

i. Full tax exemption on statutory income for 10 years; or Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years - can be offset against 100% of statutory income. ii. Exemption on import duty and sales tax exemption on equipments and machineries used, subject to current policy.

Marine Integratd Cluster (MIC) Location: Semporna Downstream Activities:  Production of aquaculture products  Seafood  Fresh and dried export  Cosmetics material  Pharmaceutical products

i. Full tax exemption on statutory income for 10 years; or Investment Tax Allowance of 100% on qualifying capital expenditure for 5 years - can be offset against 100% of statutory income. ii. Exemption on import duty and sales tax exemption on equipments and machineries used, subject to current policy.

Strategy 10: Set up an efficient biotechnologyrelated information management system

“Expedite the setting up of a databank at the State level to serve as a one-stop centre for biotechnology-related information as well as bioinformatics” “Establish a database for Sabah genetic resources to document the natural biological resources of the State; and make such information accessible to the public”

Project Description:HMKB This project aims to develop an integrated Herbal Medicinal Knowledge Base (HMKB). The knowledge base will be built utilising latest Semantic technologies that enable relationship and links between concepts to be formed within the knowledge base. Knowledge (or data) acquired and stored in the knowledge base would come from many sources within the herbal medicinal industry. Much of the information and data gathered in the early stages would come from current and new ethno-botanical knowledge of Sabah. Validated R & D based data, aliphatic medicines plus traditional knowledge by symptoms would also be included in the knowledge base. The primary objectives of the project are: • To have the most comprehensive knowledge base on herbal medicine and ethnobotanical in Sabah; • To create a mechanism to continuously enrich the knowledge base to include other relevant information acquired in Malaysia and world wide; • To develop mutually beneficial partnerships with all relevant stakeholders in the global herbal medicinal industry that can benefit through knowledge available in the HMKB; • To extract commercial potential and provide a materia medica for the Malay/Native Traditional Medicine in TCM ; and • Umbrella body, which at the moment is of non-existence compared to Ayurvedic, Shendong and Unanic medicine.

UMS Building at SANDAKAN EDUCATION HUB

Strategy 11: Promote the establishment of biotechnology enterprises and start-ups

“Provide training” “Set up biotech demonstration projects”

Kursus Industri Agro Makanan

Kursus Industri Agro Organik

Kursus Industri Burung Walit

Pegaga (C. asiatica) research at SAIP Demo Plot

Composting research at SAIP Demo Plot

Tea tree nursery

Tissue culture lab

Tea tree plantation

Tissue culture of tea tree

Herbal/Traditional Medicine Mengkudu juice Mengkudu capsule Tongkat Ali capsule Pegaga capsule Pegaga Tea

Immuno-modulator theraupetic category

Strategy 15: Facilitate access to fiscal incentives and tax exemptions

“Promote greater awareness on the various fiscal incentives and tax benefits ” “Facilitate biotechnology enterprises to access the various incentives available”

Sabah needs to create greater awareness on the capability and capacity to make the transition from exporting raw and semiprocessed materials to exporting processed, high value-added products using biotechnology processes.

MEASURES TO DRIVE INVESTMENTS IN SDC • General Incentives: Projects in the key promoted sectors of SDC relating to manufacturing and manufacturing related services fall within the purview of MIDA; • Customised incentives within designated Strategic Development Ares/Clusters are also available to companies undertaking projects in the Sabah Development Corridor (case-by-case basis). Applications should be submitted to SEDIA; • Participation in Entry Point Projects under the Economic Transformation Programme; • Participation in Public-Partnership Programme; • Bio-Nexus Status for Biotech-related Industries under Biotechcorp; • Incentives for eligible SMEs: Income Tax and Facilitation Funds

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