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Kuala Lumpur, 25 October 2021 – The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) will be promoting sustainable forest management through certification at the Agricommodity Week 2021 (#Keluarga Malaysia: MyKomoditi 2021) which will be held on 25-29 October. Organised by the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC), the hybrid “turun padang” or Meet the Client programme …

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KUALA LUMPUR, 22 October 2021 – The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has appointed Siti Syaliza Mustapha as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective 6 October. Siti Syaliza, who was MTCC Officer-in-Charge and Senior Manager (Forest Management), succeeds Yong Teng Koon who retired on 16 July. She is the first woman to helm the …

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The meranti wood decks the Malaysia Pavilion façade as a bold statement of the country’s Sustainable Forestry Practices KUALA LUMPUR – At Expo 2020 Dubai, Malaysia Pavilion will prominently feature the country’s timber and timber products and policies underpinning the sustainable development of the industry. The pursuance of the sustainable development of the timber industry …

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Kuala Lumpur, 27 August – The fourth edition of the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) Photography Contest 2021, jointly organised by MTCC and PCP Publications, concluded with Terengganu-born photographer Yusuf Madi clinching the grand prize. Yusuf, 30, won the judges over with his amazing aerial view of the lush wetland forests and tranquil landscape of natural …

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Kuala Lumpur, 26 August 2021 – The much awaited MTCC Photography Contest 2021 winners’ announcement and prize-giving ceremony will take place at 5pm tomorrow, 27 August and will be streamed live via Facebook page of the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) and the Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF). This year saw MTCC collaborating for the …

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MTCC is pleased to announce that Control Union (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is now an accredited Certification Body (CB) authorised to conduct independent third-party certification of forest plantation management under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). The national Accreditation Body, STANDARDS MALAYSIA granted Control Union the accreditation on 15 July 2021 resulted from the company’s success …

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Kota Kinabalu-based FMU 2 Gerak Saga Sdn. Bhd. has recently been awarded the Certificate for Forest Management (Forest Plantation) under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), marking another milestone in its continued efforts to increase the number of certified forest plantations in Malaysia. It is the tenth Forest Plantation Management Unit (FPMU) certified under the …

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With reference to the complaints submitted by two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on behalf of some native communities against the award of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS)-PEFC forest management certificates to the Gerenai Forest Management Unit (FMU) and the Ravenscourt FMU in Sarawak, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) wishes to inform that the complaints …

Outcome of Meeting of Dispute Resolution Committee on Complaints Relating to the MTCS-PEFC Certification of Gerenai and Ravenscourt FMUs Read More »