Sabah Tea Sdn Bhd (

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Sabah Tea) is the main

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company in the state of

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since 1973. Originally owned by Sabah Tea Sdn Bhd and Desa Tea Sdn Bhd, it is the largest tea producer in

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, with both domestic and international distribution especially after became part of the Yee Lee Corporation Bhd who increase the export both in locals and internationally.

History

In 1976, the Sabah state government has gazetted a 6,200 acres of land in Kg Nalapak,

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to Rural Development Co-operation (''Koperasi Pembangunan Desa'') (KPD). The land was then converted into tea farm and on 26 April 1978, the farm was incorporated into the Sabah Tea Sdn Bhd with a subsidy from KPD to manage and operate. The farm opening was officiated by the

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on 19 February 1984. In 1987, the management of the Sabah Tea has unite with British company,

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and the

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to reduce the financial burden on the government. Following the unification, Sabah Tea can contribute to the government in the farming industry as a measure of competitiveness with other tea plantation. However, since 1997, Yee Lee Corporation Bhd has taken the total share of Sabah Tea Sdn Bhd and Desa Tea Sdn Bhd, a company from

West Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

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that specialise in the manufacturing, export and sale of products on both local and international level.

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