Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang
{{Short description|Convention center in Selangor, Malaysia}}
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The Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS; {{langx|ms|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.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
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.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
The convention centre has four halls (Halls A to D), which are situated on {{convert|368|acre|hectare}} of land. The buildings and outdoor spaces were designed to bring out the best of the surrounding landscape.{{Cite web |title=About MAEPS |url=http://www.maeps.com.my/maeps.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324072445/http://www.maeps.com.my/maeps.php |archive-date=24 March 2012 |website=Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Sedang}}
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.{{cite news|last=Khairulrijal |first=Rahmat|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/04/581248/covid-19-maeps-transformed-massive-makeshift-hospital|title=Covid-19: Maeps transformed into massive makeshift hospital|language=en|date=4 April 2020|access-date=11 April 2020|work=New Straits Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410202128/https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/04/581248/covid-19-maeps-transformed-massive-makeshift-hospital|archive-date=10 April 2020}}{{Cite web|last=Razali|first=Safeek Affendy|date=2021-02-27|title=Bus ferrying Covid-19 patients crashes into UPM toll plaza {{!}} New Straits Times|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/02/669572/bus-ferrying-covid-19-patients-crashes-upm-toll-plaza|access-date=2021-02-28|website=NST Online|language=en}} MAEPS is expected to receive its first patient with low risk one week after its conversion process is complete.{{cite news|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2020/04/675661/pusat-kuarantin-di-maeps-terima-pesakit-minggu-depan|title=Pusat Kuarantin di MAEPS terima pesakit, minggu depan|date=10 April 2020|access-date=11 April 2020|work=Berita Harian|agency=Bernama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520011928/https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2020/04/675661/pusat-kuarantin-di-maeps-terima-pesakit-minggu-depan|archive-date=20 May 2020}} It has started to operation since 23 April with 12 patients.{{cite news |title=COVID-19: 12 pesakit mula terima waratan di MAEPS |url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/80289/KHAS/Koronavirus/Covid-19-12-pesakit-mula-terima-rawatan-di-MAEPS |access-date=28 June 2020 |work=Sinar Harian |agency=Bernama |date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601003501/https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/80289/KHAS/Koronavirus/Covid-19-12-pesakit-mula-terima-rawatan-di-MAEPS |archive-date=1 June 2020}}
Events
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- 21 – 26 November 2006: Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA 2006)
- 11 – 23 August 2008: Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA 2008)
- Export Furniture Exhibition, 2009
- 29 November – 12 December 2010: Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA 2010)
- 23 November – 2 December 2012: Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA 2012)
- Malaysia International Tourism Exchange, 2012
- Karnival & Ekspo Kemahiran Kebangsaan, 2013
- Urbanscapes 2013
- 20 – 30 November 2014: Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA 2014)
- 1 – 11 December 2016: Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA 2016)
- 22 November – 2 December 2018: Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA 2018)
- 4 – 14 August 2022: Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA 2022)
- Malaysia Autoshow
- 11 – 22 September 2024: Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Show (MAHA 2024)
Transportation
Currently there are no bus services are available to serve MAEPS Serdang. The nearest train station to MAEPS are {{KLRT code|PY|34}} MRT UPM located 6 km away and {{KLRT color code|KB|05}} 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.
References
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External links
- [http://www.maeps.com.my/ MAEPS Website]
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Category:Convention centres in Malaysia
Category:Agricultural organisations based in Malaysia
Category:Buildings and structures in Selangor
Category:Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (Malaysia)