Prioritized Research Project on Genetic Studies on Acacia Hybrids to Enhance  Wood Pulp Quality (01-02-02-0000-PR0003/03) from January 2002 to December 2004 with a Government of Malaysia contribution of RM1,682,000. (Program Leader). www.ukm.my/acacia

IRPA Project on Gene/Genome Manipulation of Yield Enhancement in Rice (01-03-03-001-BIOTEK/ER/001) from January 2002 to December 2004 with a Government of Malaysia contribution of RM842,000. (Project Leader). www.ukm.my/rice

IRPA Project on Sex Determination in Calamus manan (09-02-02-0036-EA132) from July 2002 to June 2005 with a Government of Malaysia contribution of RM196,000. (Co-worker). www.ukm.my/choong

UNDP/GEF Small Grant/ Fellowships Research in Peninsular Malaysian Peat Swamp Forest Project No. MAL/99/G31 on Characterisation of genetic diversity in ramin (Gonystylus bancanus): State and population-level patterns from June 2004 to November 2004.  A research grant of RM10,000 has been approved. (Co-worker and supervisor).

UKM/Texas Tech University (TTU) Project on Genetic diversity of ramin from November 2004 to November 2006 with a TTU contribution of about RM18,000 for 2005. (Project Leader and Supervisor).