Awang Tengah takes a closer look at one of the food products on display at SPP.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sarawak Product Pavillion (SPP) will serve as a platform for traders to market Sarawak products in Peninsular Malaysia.

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is expected to officiate at the launch of SPP next January.

The initiative by the Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development Sarawak will involve small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from Sarawak.

Located at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman here – near the Medan Tunku Pos Malaysia Bhd – the SPP will function as an e-trading and one-stop centre for Sarawak products like Bario Rice, Sarawak Blackpepper, Sarawak Laksa paste, handicrafts and furniture items.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, who visited the trading centre on Sunday night, said SPP would also serve to promote Sarawak products internationally.

The centre houses four facilities – a seminar room, offices, e-trade support centre and hostels. Additionally, SPP would soon have its own café managed by Dapur Sarawak, said Awang Tengah.

“Soon, more than 200 entrepreneurs from Sarawak would be sending their products to SPP – for now, only 32 entrepreneurs have sent theirs. Local products, from Lawas down to Lundu, will be on display or be stored at SPP,” he said, adding that these products would be sold at reasonable prices, beginning today.

“SPP will work closely with Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Agriculture Department and various agencies like Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation, as well as NGOs (non-governmental organisations) like Persatuan Anak Sarawak,” he added.

The ministry’s Entrepreneurs Development Unit head Samat Junai and Borneo Mart Enterprise Sdn Bhd director Mazalan Rajang accompanied Awang Tengah during the Sunday night visit.

SPP, which is managed by Borneo Marts Enterprise, is open from 9am to 6pm daily.

To know more about SPP, visit website www.sarawakpavilion.com.my.

Alternatively, browse Facebook page #sarawakproductpavillion or Instagram via @sarawakpavillion.