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AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES ...................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry .......... .... ........................ .. ...... .. .. 1-1 l 1.1.1 Department of Agriculture (DOA) ................ ............................... ................. 1-3 1.1.2 Department of Fisheries (DOF) ...... .... ............................. ................ .......... 1-11 1.1.3 Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) .... .. ..... ............................... .. .. .. 1-18 l 1.1.4 Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) .... .... .. ................................................ 1-26 1.1.5 Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDl) ..... 1-32 l 1.2 Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPI C) ................................ 1-39 1.2.1 Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) .................. .. .. .. .. ........... ............ 1-40 l 1.3 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) ............................... ... 1-45 1.3. 1 Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) .......... ........ .. .. .. .............. .... 1-46 1.4 Sabah Forestry Development Authority (SAFODA) .. .................................... .. .. 1-55 I 1.4.1 Sabah Forestry Development Authority (SAFODA) .. .. .. .. .......................... 1-56 1.5 Timber Research and Technical Training Center (TRTTC) ... .. .. .. ............ .. .. ...... 1-63 I 1.5.1 Timber Research and Technical Training Center (TRTTC) .................... .. 1-64 2. HUMAN RESOURCES ........... ............................................................................................ 2-1 I 2. 1 Ministry of Education ............ .. .............. .... ......... ...................... ............................. 2-1 2.1.1 SEAMEO Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (RECSAM) ...... .................. .............. ............. ........... ........ .. ............ ... ........... 2-3 I 2.2 Ministry of Higher Education ............ ............ .. .. ................ ........ .. .. .. ............ .. .. .... 2-17 2.2.1 Ungku Omar Polytechnic ........................... .............. .. .. ........ .. .. .. .............. .2-19 I 2.2.2 University Putra Malayia (UPM) .. .. ...... .......... ............................. .. ............. 2-24 2.2.3 International Institute of Public Policy and Management (I NPUMA) ......... 2-38 J 2.2.4 Multimedia University (MMU) ........ ...... .. ................ ........ ............................ 2-46 2.2.5 Institute for Tropical Biology & Conservation, UMS ................ ............ .... .. 2-56 2.3 Ministry of Human Resources .. .................. ........................................................ 2-65 J 2.3.1 Department of Skills Development .. ................ .......................................... 2-67 2.3.2 Japan-Malaysia Technical Institute (JMTI) ...... .. ................ ............ ...... ..... 2-74 J 2.3.3 Center for Instructor & Ad vanced Skill Training (CIAST) .... .. ............... .. .. .2-91 2.4 Ministry of Rural and Regional Development.. ...... .. .............. ........ .. .. .. ............... 2-99 J 2.4.1 Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) .................................. .... ........ .. .. ...... .. .... 2-100 3. HEALTH ......•..••••••••...........•...........•.•. .•.................... ......•. .............•...........•..•••..•............•. 3-1 3.1 Ministry of Health .. .............. .. .................. .... ........ .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ................ ..... .. ...... .. 3-1 J 3.1.1 Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) ...... ... .................................................... 3-2 3.1.2 Institute for Medical Research Malaysia (IMR) ...... .. .... ...... .. .. ................ ... 3-13 J 3.1.3 Sarawak General Hospital .......... .. .................. .......... .. ........ .. .. ................ .. 3-23 4. PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION AND UTILITIES ..................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Prime Minister's Department ..... ................................ .............. .. .. .... ......... .. ......... .4-1 r1 4.1 .1 Department of Statistics (DOS) .... .... ............ .. .. .......................... ............. .. .. 4-3 r· PE Research J rJ Asset Study on J!CA's Technical Cooperat[on to Malaysia: Volume 2 0 4.1.2 National In stitute for Public Administration (INTAN) ....... .............. .... ...... ... .4-8 4.1 .3 Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) ....... .................. ..... .... 4-18 n 4.1.4 Auditor General Office Ma laysia ...... ... .. ....... ................... ...... .... ...... ...... .. ..4-24 4.1.5 Malaysian Maritime Academy (MMA) I (ALAM) .... .. ...... .. .. ..... ...... .... ........ .4-28 0 4.2 Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism ... .......... .... ... .. .... ...4 -35 4.2.1 Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MylPO) ... ................ ... .... ...4-37 4.3 Ministry of Finance ............................. ...... .. .... .. ....... ...... ............ ............ ............ .4-43 0 4.3.1 Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia, BNM) .................. ... .. 4-45 4.3.2 Malaysian Tax Academy, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia ..... .... .. ... ....4-52 0 4.3.3 Customs Academy Malaysia, Royal Malaysian Customs Department of Malaysia ... .... .. ............................................................. ... ..... .. ........ ... .. .. .4-63 4.3.4 Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (B PMB) .. .... .... .. .................... ....... .4-72 D 4.4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs .............................. ........................... ....... ... ... .... ... .... .4-79 4.4.1 Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) .... .. .. ... ....... ............. .4-80 n 4.4.2 Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) ...... .4-86 4.5 Ministry of Works ...... ... ............ ... .... ........... ............ .. .. ..... .............. .... ... .............. .4-95 l 4.5.1 Public Works Department (PWD) ..... ... ... ..... ...... .... ... ....... ... .. ..... ... ............ 4-96 4.5.2 IKRAM Training and Infrastructure Development lnstitute ... .. .. .. .... ....... ..4-104 4.6 Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation .... ... .. .... .... ... .......... ... ... ... .... ...4-109 0 4.6.1 Malaysian Nuclear Agency (NUCLEAR Malaysia) ..... ... ............. ....... ... .. .4-111 4.7 Ministry of Rural and Regional Development ........................................ .......... .4-123 0 4.7.1 Institute for Rural Advancement (INFRA) ....... .... .. .. .. .. .... .... .... .. ............. .4-124 5. SOCIAL SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................. 5-1 5. 1 Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development.. ............ ......... .... .. .. .... 5-1 5.1.1 Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development .. .. ... ....... ........... 5-2 : ] 5.2 Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) ..... .... ... ........... ... .. ..... 5-1 3 5.2.1 Dep_a rtment of lrr!gation and Dr~ina~e (DID) ... .. .... .. .. ........ ... .... .... ............ 5-15 Q 5.2.2 Environment Institute of Malaysia (EiMAS) .... ... .. ... .... .......................... ..... 5-27 5.3 ~;i~t~e:fa~~:~~ o~~;:~~:~~-~-~·i·~~;~~~ -~-~-~--~~~i~~ -( ~~-~ ~·;::::::::::: :::: :::::::::::!:~: LJ 5.3.2 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ........... .... .. 5-43 6. TRADE AND INDUSTRY ..................................................................................... ................ 6-1 [1 6.1 Ministry of International Trade and Industry (M ITI) ....... ....................................... 6-1 6.1.1 Ma laysia External Trade Development Corporation (MA TRADE) .............. 6-3 6.1.2 Ma laysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) ..... ... ....... .. ............... ................. 6-12 u 6.1.3 Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) ..................... .... ... .. .. 6-17 6.1.4 SME Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp) .... ............................................... 6-21 6.2 Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation .................... .. .. .... ................. ... 6-29 6.2.1 Malaysian Meteorological Department (M MD) ..... ... ....................... ... ........ 6-30 0 6.2.2 SIRIM Bhd (S IRIM ) ..... ... .... .... ... ... .. .. .............................. ... ........ .. .... .. .... .. .. 6-37 6.3 Kulim Hi Tech Park .............. ........... ... ....... ... ........................ .. .... ... ....... .. ........... .6-6 1 6.3.1 Ku lim