Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang Explained

The Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS; Malay: Taman Ekspo Pertanian Malaysia Serdang) is an agro park in Sepang District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the largest agro park in Malaysia and Asia. It was created under an initiative by the Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture to be a venue for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE), especially for those catering towards the agriculture, horticulture and agrotourism field.

Geography and facilities

MAEPS is situated to the south of the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute. It is accessible via the South Klang Valley Expressway.

The convention centre has four halls (Halls A to D), which are situated on 368acres of land. The buildings and outdoor spaces were designed to bring out the best of the surrounding landscape.[1]

History

The Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA) is held here once every two years except year 2020 which is cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, MAEPS was converted into makeshift hospital to treat the infected patients. The hospital location is called the COVID-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre.[2] [3] MAEPS is expected to receive its first patient with low risk one week after its conversion process is complete.[4] It has started to operation since 23 April with 12 patients.[5]

Events

Transportation

Currently there are no bus services are available to serve MAEPS Serdang. The nearest train station to MAEPS are MRT UPM located 6 km away and Serdang KTM located 13 km away.

Only during certain events such as MAHA expo (except MAHA 2022) will provide shuttle bus services from train stations or locations of interest to MAEPS Serdang.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About MAEPS . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324072445/http://www.maeps.com.my/maeps.php . 24 March 2012 . Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Sedang.
  2. News: Khairulrijal . Rahmat. Covid-19: Maeps transformed into massive makeshift hospital. en. 4 April 2020. 11 April 2020. New Straits Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20200410202128/https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/04/581248/covid-19-maeps-transformed-massive-makeshift-hospital. 10 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Razali. Safeek Affendy. 2021-02-27. Bus ferrying Covid-19 patients crashes into UPM toll plaza New Straits Times. 2021-02-28. NST Online. en.
  4. News: Pusat Kuarantin di MAEPS terima pesakit, minggu depan. 10 April 2020. 11 April 2020. Berita Harian. Bernama. https://web.archive.org/web/20200520011928/https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2020/04/675661/pusat-kuarantin-di-maeps-terima-pesakit-minggu-depan. 20 May 2020.
  5. News: COVID-19: 12 pesakit mula terima waratan di MAEPS . 28 June 2020 . . . 24 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200601003501/https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/80289/KHAS/Koronavirus/Covid-19-12-pesakit-mula-terima-rawatan-di-MAEPS . 1 June 2020.

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