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Dear Fellow Bird Farmers,

Do you think something like this happened in your country and you are sitting on the fence?

Please put input into this issues and hopefully will solve this ridiculous actions by the authority.

"Monday, July 6, 2009
TOURISTS CHARGED IN COURT FOR PURCHASING AND BRINGING MALAYSIA BIRD’S NEST OUT OF THE COUNTRY


TOURISTS CHARGED IN COURT FOR PURCHASING AND BRINGING MALAYSIA BIRD’S NEST OUT OF THE COUNTRY

2 Vietnamese tourists were arrested in KLIA on 01.07.09 by Wildlife enforcement officer for bringing 10kg of bird’s nest out of country without paying exit tax for it. They were remanded without allowing bail in Balai Sepang lock-up till today and only bailed out at RM500/= each. They will be charged on 09.07.09 in Sepang Magistrate court. The offence carries a penalty of maximum fine of not more than RM1,000.

Understand that the Vietnamese are prominent personalities in their own country. They purchased the nests in KL through recommendation of local friends as hand gift after a holiday tour here. This is the first time they were introduced to Malaysian nests. They were not aware that there is a law requiring exit tax of RM100/kg to be paid in advance before nests could be brought out of country. Malaysia is the only country that practises this..

The Vietnamese also did not apprehend why there exists such a serious law that they were not allowed to be bailed out by a lawyer engaged by their local friends. They were bringing foreign revenue to Malaysia. They were prepared to pay for the compound which was rejected by the officer. As such they were remanded in a filthy cell cramped together with many local criminals and drug addicts since 01.07.09 till today.


Posted by W.O.S.G Cafe at 7/06/2009 "