What makes u think China will not cut down the bureaucratic red tape, lower GST
further having waived 25% of import duty...lower than the cost of bribing customs
officials or smuggling charges to clean up the smugglers?

Why would China waive 25% of import duty in the first place?

First, some brush-up lesson on VAT/GST: A value-added tax VAT, like the GST,
Being a tax on consumption, and not on income, the tax system inherently
encourages savings and investments instead of consumption. The tax also has a
self-policing mechanism that discourages evasion, unlike in a retail sales tax system
or an income tax system where it would be relatively easier to evade.

Case study of how GST works in Singapore:
A from Malaysia sells 1 kg of Sotong(squid) to client B in Singapore and A declared
S$2/kg of Sotong at custom. B cleared the custom after paying 7% or S$0.14 GST of
S$2 amount declared per kg. Then B sells at S$10/kg in the market. B makes profit
of S$8/kg. After deducting 7% or S$0.56 GST from the profit of S$8. B makes a net
profit of S$7.44(S$8-S$0.56) paying total GST S$0.70 (S$0.14+S$0.56) for 1kg of
Sotong imported....Singapore Govt collected $0.70 GST per kg of Sotong imported.

Do u think Singapore Govt is smarter by collecting $0.70 in GST than China Govt for giving up this tiny
tax revenue in favor of smuggling? Just what I see around me again.

Looks like it all boils down the issue of monopoly instead of what (red/white) sells in China. If govt is good, so are taxes. Tax money will be used by good govt to clear off all the toxic nest in the market. If monopolies or red tape happen in our land we should do whatever we can to remove them even vote them out in the coming GE. If monopolies happen in China, you can not control them, can you? what can you do to help? First thing to cross my mind will be not selling low your raw nests to overseas for home processed nest to stay competitive or not to sell raw at all if that is possible. If smuggling is the way to go then what's about to hit us in future? No shit lah.

Farm here farm there, die here die there all because others do it, so you do. SHTF
because someone caused it, not you...smugglin to infinity and beyond because
govt makes you. Get a life people! It's GREED that drives you off-road, not your own
self lol. Have fun and good leaks nonetheless for all katak kept in the dark!

No way taggin my bird! give them some privacy, will you?

It's not what we poor farmers are asking for in all due respect. For the sake of food
safety, China will be tagging either local or overseas processors with their state-of-
the-art tagging devices but not to the point of disturbing our birds lah unless you
want China to know our birds are big, small or medium....?

On Article No.5, Finding 2) we shall harvest and transport in according to the
provision of 1GP(inclusive of GAHP) AND shall further recommend that the sale and
purchase of the raw unclean edible bird nest shall be completed at where and
when determined by the registered bird nest premise owner and registered agent/
bird nest processor where they consider safe and practical.

Ummm..What is this finding all about? Do they need others to tag and rob them in
the process?

Red/White nest paranoid? not me.

Given time and for the well being of its own people, China will be able to
standardize all the nests that sell in mainland, Hong Kong and Macau. Not the
double standard we are seeing as of now. When RMB becomes world reserve
currency, China phases out Hong Kong and Macau currency and China is no longer pursuing one country, two systems policy. Just my WAG!

This post has been edited by swift4ever: Jul 2 2012, 08:13 PM

Love the rush! It goes to show how cool and responsible citizens they are to act on
conspiracy fact instead of theory. If we do nothing to fix the problem now we are no
better than the ones who created the problem. Don't underestimate the power of
patience of ordinary folks.

Lynas was exposed last year and many ordinary folks like me are caught by
surprise. I believe the time has come now to demand that this system be changed. I
believe the time has come in this country to blame you and me and everyone else
connected with this system for sitting idly by and permitting such an idiotic system to
continue.

Will your vision and power help nail down all the politicians with evil agenda? Limit
them to two terms, One in office and one in jail. Let them "shine" in the world for the
bad deeds done to our country.

May all your stars shine us a brighter path to the future.

Problem of obedience?

How true it is now that minority Chinese, being the most obedient citizen in this country as proven by the biggest taxes they pay to the rulers are called the kingmakers in order to keep rulers protected by special rights. The kingmakers get their lives by giving whereas protected ones get their lives by taking from the public.


This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. ~Theodore Roosevelt

News is out on Sin Chew Daily night edition said, just a FORUM and only 1000 participants are expected from both East and West Malaysia. Sound like a soft launch event!

Like you said, this time is different! It is WHITE not RED. WHITE is the color of future and the color we fight hard for!

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Added on July 12, 2012, 9:01 pmI am more afraid of my own ignorance. That is why I am here, so are you and
everyone else in this forum. So what should we do to change the status quo? Sit
idle and enjoy the show one after another? You will find it ever more breathtaking,
swearing and gnashing of teeth in frustration as it unfolds. Do the reponsible thing,
demonstrate initiative to ACT now. As there are very intelligent people on this forum,
what good are they if they are a coward to ACT?

The future is OURS if we want it!

This post has been edited by swift4ever: Jul 12 2012, 09:01 PM

Big or small show? whatever but It has to be a good show of the event just to remind
If anyone found colluding with thieving politician and desperate government to
strangle the lifelines of ordinary folks for his own greed, he must have lost his soul
and dignity and should be forever condemned.

Personally, I hold plain old street muggers in higher regard than those greedy low
lifes at least they have the guts to steal from you face-to-face.

Oh yeah the quote "It looks like Me, it sounds like Me but it an't Me" will be his
GOOD life motto!

Last but not least, let the market demand to dictate prices, not some hanky panky to go on under the table!

A good show of this upcoming function would be to wear your own placards if you
don't like the banner provided; your own design outfit if you don't like the outfit
given...and your own loud speaker if you don't like the voices from the speaker. The
notice given to take part in the RALLY on 21/7 is too short for bigger crowd to come
around. Salute to all, especially farmers who took the initiative to ACT even if
outcome could not help the sorry plight they are in now. See y'all there.

Yes, it was a bit of a drive and fly to assembly for some, but knowing people don't get past their
ignorance and complacency to support a good cause is a worthwhile effort.

This post has been edited by swift4ever: Jul 28 2012, 06:16 AM

Mainstream media lying by omission or commission has appeared in the coverage of the local EBN conspiracy news. Compare different versions, you will find out for yourself. To make mainstream media mainstream, we should discard the one that withholds information given by the informant but support the one that tells all.

"The Kingmaker's rule"
He who makes the king, rules!

Sometimes one must go into the darkness to find the light...

Folks make a beeline to Baskin Robin for just one scope of ice cream in my area tonight, of which more than 90% are Chinese. Are they for the spirit of 1Malaysia truly? or just merely taking back what they have been giving away all these years as obedient citizens? I guess the latter will most likely become the norm in the days run up to GE13.

古人云,"得民心者得天下"
He who wins the heart of the people will flourish, he who loses the heart of the people will perish.

Dato said it right and he is still relevant, isn't he?

All TITLES, Dato or Datuk and etc are NOT relevant nowadays as current political
climate is in the age of change. Like DAP Nga Kor Ming of Perak said, 'You help
me, I help you" a deep-rooted culture of political corruption involved BN's Dato or
Datuk has been a big joke all these years.

If Datuk Lee brings back the gold medal, this Datuk will be used as propaganda machine by
evil politicians to serve their interests at the expense of public fund. So when you
see long queues in Baskin Robins outlets for free scope, don't be misled into
thinking it is 1Malaysia spirit truly. So with all due respect, it is indeed a GREAT loss to Datuk Lee
in the face of propaganda plan rolled out by evil politicians.

Datuk Tok Teng Sai quoted the old saying @721 forum and he will be more relevant
to the old saying without a TITLE. Just my thought.


Bird Nest in French Rose, Lavender tea and Sweet Tea Olive are great new
recipes? Try it and tell us.

This post has been edited by swift4ever: Aug 10 2012, 11:09 PM

Is it true that NTV 7 is going to reveal that China has formalized and sealed agreement with Indonesia for the import of BN directly without any restriction at 10:30pm tonight? If that's true, now that is something to "chew" on for all during this festival. So, WHO is WHO? Hell, what do I know, just what I see BN is BN...

Selamat Hari Raya to ALL.

This post has been edited by swift4ever: Aug 17 2012, 06:54 PM

A recent forum hosted by Chinese Chamber of Commerce to help tie up loose end among all parties concerned is a step in the right direction to find workable solutions to the problems faced once and for all in my view. My praise goes to the Federation of Malaysia Bird's Nest Merchants Association who is willing to work with all parties for the betterment our industry. My only distaste for the event is the number of parties involved increased from 7 to 8 instead of previously announced 7. ...just another puzzle added to the equation.

How do you avoid bacteria that are harmful to us? I would suggest to take extra precautions when dealing with more birds populated BH where I have experience of upper respiratory tract infections and prone to virus attack thereafter.

Throughout the years, I gained only the knowledge of using, from normal disposable surgical mask to 3M reusable respirator to 100% natural silk reusable before entering into the BH to carry out all routine work.

But I am taking extra precautions now with nasal spray, ear drops filled by home -generated ionic silver solution. Ionic face mask will probably be my future experiment...all for the wise old sayings, prevention is always better than cure.

With regard to maintaining a balanced ecosystem in the BH, I wonder EM should be used more than insecticide in all farms throughout the years. Think of it as our digestive system, we need to keep a balance between good and bad bacteria in check, if you kill all the bad bacteria, can you create a system conducive to the proliferation of good bacteria? or in our BH case, good bacteria/insects which our birds live with?

Cave birds live in a well-balanced ecosystem without guano cleaned entirely but that doesn't mean the same in all man-made farms and as said, it's another variation of the ecosystems.