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1kg bird’s nest limit for tourists

PETALING JAYA: Tourists to Malaysia are now only allowed to take home a maximum 1kg of bird's nest.

“This is to ensure that no smuggling of this expensive commodity takes place,” Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar.

He also announced that local companies would require three certificates to export edible bird's nest products to China.

The certificates are from the Veterinary Services Department, the Health Ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

“After a company receives all three certificates, it will be allowed to use the 1Malaysia Best' logo and can export to China,'' Noh told reporters after launching the first authentic edible bird's nest trade and depository centre by PT Swift Marketing Sdn Bhd in Puchong yesterday.

He said the Government would not be held responsible for products without the “1Malaysia Best” logo.

Noh said previously only a Veterinary Services Department certificate was needed but due to the decline in quality, additional requirements had been added.

He added that only eight companies had acquired the certificates so far.

Noh said the new rules were necessary because of concerns expressed by the Chinese government on excessive nitrite in bird's nests from Malaysia.

“The two governments are discussing to determine the acceptable nitrite content.

“It is impossible to get bird's nest with zero nitrite content but we hope to announce the figure soon,” he said.

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燕屋變地下賭場‧設油棕園內24小時營業

燕屋變地下賭場‧設油棕園內24小時營業

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 2011-12-26 17:22

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  雪蘭莪及霹靂州邊界一些漁村的燕屋，賭博集團改成賭博機中心。（圖：星洲日報）

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（雪蘭莪‧八打靈再也26日訊）燕屋不養燕，卻成了賭博中心大本營！

根據《每日大都會》報導，雪州沙白安南地區以及霹靂州丹絨馬林地區一些靠近漁村的甘榜被賭博機中心業者滲透，悄悄將一些設立在油棕園旁的燕屋改造成賭博機中心，吸引許多好賭的漁民以及不良少年入場賭博。

由於這些燕屋設立在油棕園內，四處被油棕樹擋住，因此他們的不法勾當不容易讓執法當局掌握。

據悉，這些全天候24小時營業的賭博機中心除了傳統的跑馬機外，也引進了輪盤遊戲，以吸引更多漁民及居民前來賭博。

有些漁民因為將整個月的薪水全部“貢獻”給這些賭博中心，而必須在捕魚之餘出外打散工或到到油棕園撿棕果去賣。

此外，這些賭博中心也成為不良少年的聚會地點，他們會坐在賭博機的電腦前小賭幾局或在燕屋前玩桌球小賭。

沒燕鳴聲引懷疑警破
3賭博機中心扣6人

改裝成賭博機中心的燕屋，因沒有如一般燕屋般傳出吵雜的燕子鳴叫聲，而引起警方注意！

武吉阿曼反風化、肅賭及私會黨取締組於上週五聯合沙白安南及丹絨馬林警方突擊3間由燕屋改成的賭博機中心，當場充公55台賭博機，並扣押6名看守員調查。

全國反風化、肅賭及私會黨取締組主任拿督阿都加里指出，警方是於下午3時左右兵分三隊突擊上述3間賭博機中心。

他說，被捕的6名看守員全部是二十餘歲的青年，警方現援引1953年賭博法令4B（a）條文調查此案，嫌犯一旦被定罪可被罰款（每台賭博機1萬令吉）或坐牢不超過5年。

（星洲日報）

Breeding nuisance

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progressing in swiftlet farming...

from my experience....


at various points of delving in to swiftlet farming, one's expectations varies....


1. seeking potential sites...
always conducting bird call to assess swiftlet density in a particular area


2. after site has been determined...
talking to contractors, successful swiftlet farmers on the BEST possible design


3. construction stage...
still conducting bird call for reassurances and continually fine-tuning the birdhouse design


4. Birdhouse completed...
trying to purchase meranti planks, installing cctv, humidifiers and speakers


5. one month after sound has been turned on...
seeking for the 1st bird shit spot.


6. two months after sound turned on...
still fine-tuning micro climate
if many bird shit spots present, looking for feather on floor, i.e. signs of mating


7. three months on...
looking for signs of signs of nest formation above bird shit spots.
looking at sky for density of birds


8. six months on...
still seeking out new spots of bird shit.


9. 12 months on...
counting the first harvest with one hand


10. 15 months on...
harvesting and counting number of nests with both hands


11. 18 months on...
birdhouse smells like a birdhouse


12. 24 months...
consideration of constructing a new birdhouse beside!




my tip, enjoy the various points as i did progressing...