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Mendidik para pengusaha untuk menerima program kepastian kualiti seperti SALT, GVHP dan VHM

Membina satu system track & traceability yang sesuai.

Tahun 2013, KPI DVS adalah 2500 premis dipersijilkan SALT.

Posted on December 19, 2012, Wednesday

GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: Niah Birds Nest Trading Company personnel man an exhibition booth at the Malaysian International Food and Beverages Trade Exhibition recently.

KUCHING: Niah Birds Nest Trading Company will hold a seminar that promises 100 per cent opportunity in the swiftlet industry from 8am to 6pm on Dec 22.
It will be held on the first floor of Upper Foo San Supermarket at Jalan Semarak in Petra Jaya.
The company will share with participants what to do and where to start; how to reduce risks and investment amount; and how to ensure high returns. The seminar will also accelerate and simplify participants’ interest in the industry.
Niah Birds Nest Trading Company is a local swiftlet consultant actively working with the Department of Veterinary Services under the Ministry of Agriculture, and has been engaged by a number of local entrepreneurs to design, build and manage bird houses throughout Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia.
Solutions for newbies and problem solving for existing but problematic bird house owners as well as investment opportunities are also available.
Exclusive strategies and concepts will be revealed to participants for quick and easy start ups.
Opportunities are open to all levels of government and private sector employees, pensioners and entrepreneurs who want to develop a new business division, individuals with large tracts of undeveloped lands or have extra funds for investments, plantation companies, cooperatives and societies.
The course fee per participant is RM350 which covers breakfast, lunch and tea break.
A live session on how to do a location test will also be conducted.
Each participant will be given an exclusive swiftlet audio CD and participation certificate.
Early registration is advised to avoid disappointment as seats are limited to 30 participants.
Call Saiful (010-8019363) or email niahbirdsnesttrading@gmail.com for more information

Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/12/19/seminar-on-swiftlet-rearing-anyone/#ixzz2FVtEZVP3

Sabah needs bird’s nest processing plant – Association

Posted on December 7, 2012, Friday

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah does not have a plant to process its raw edible bird’s nests because investors do not feel certain about their future in the industry, said Sabah Swiftlet Association (Tawau) executive chairman Datuk Kour Nam Ngum.

“People buying our bird’s nest products go to Sarawak. We are not protecting our own turf. The government must come in because we cannot progress as long as we don’t have a direction. Sabah and Sarawak were once the main bird’s nest ranches at one time,” he said to reporters during the Department of Standards Malaysia seminar on Malaysian standards for edible bird’s nest industry yesterday. “Sabah should have a main processing centre installed as it is at the centre of the BIMP-EAGA region,” Kour said.

He claimed that swiftlet ranchers were facing licensing problems and they hope the government through the Sabah Wildlife Department will issue the licences and not hold back. “Holding back is not the solution … doing so would kill the industry,” he said, adding that the State Government needs to support the industry because it is bigger than any high-value industry capable of generating income for the nation and eradicating poverty.

Meanwhile, Kour commended the organiser of the seminar, saying that it was important because it would help the industry to overcome obstacles and grow. “Malaysia is taking the lead in this RM5.2 billion industry in setting standards for edible bird’s nests,” he said.

Malaysia is presently the third largest world producer of edible bird’s nests after Indonesia and Thailand.

“If we don’t progress, we will be overtaken by the Philippines and Vietnam,” he warned. He said setting the standards represents an identity.

Picture below are among the 18 registered RFID EBN Processing plants in Sarawak, Malaysia. All of them are licence under the Veterinary Public Health Ordinance 1999.

Personal hygiene is strictly adhered

HACCP Compliance Processing Plant in Sarawak, Malaysia

GMP Certified Plant

Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/12/07/sabah-needs-birds-nest-processing-plant-association/#ixzz2EklirgHb

Pendaftaran Premis Burung Walit Nasional

Program Kempen Pendaftaran Premis Burung Walit Nasional Secara Pro-Aktif Di Lapangan Masih Di Jalankan oleh Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar (DVS) dibantu oleh Unit Walit Negeri-negeri masing-masing.

Sukacita dimaklumkan juga walaupun 'RFID’dikeluarkan dari Protokol impot China, kaedah daya jejak masih dijalankan oleh DVS. Prosedur pengeksportan ke China masih memerlukan semua premis walit di daftarkan oleh DVS.

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) pengeksportan ke dalam negara China serta pendaftaran loji Pemprosesan EBN dengan CNCA China memerlukan punca sarang burung walit dari premis walit yang mempunyai Kod nombor ID didaftarkan oleh DVS. Kod nombor ID  masih digunapakai serta dikekalkan seperti sistem yang telah dipersetujui dahulu.

Sementara  itu, logi pemprosesan dan traders boleh membangunkan system traceability  masing masing tetapi Kod nombor ID adalah diperlukan untuk export ke China.

Kod nombor ID ini adalah diperolehi semasa pemasangan RFID dimana pengusaha perlu mengisi borang permohonan pendaftaran premis terlebih dahulu. Borang Permohonan boleh dimuatturun dari http://www.dvs.gov.my/web/guest/sarang_burung_walit

Fasa selanjutnya iaitu untuk menyediakan buku premis (Blue passbook). Sebelum fasa ini dapat dilaksanakan satu operasi semakan dan pembersihan [ cleaning up] akan dijalankan oleh pegawai DVS Putrajaya bersama dengan DVS Negeri bagi semua premis yang telah didaftar dengan cip RFID . Operasi ini menglibatkan ”trouble-shooting”dan aktifkan pendaftaran ID yang tidak berjaya diaktifkan [ upload failed] di server MCMC.

Cip Kod nombor ID eg : D1A002 : D1=Kuching, Sarawak, A=Loji Pemprosesan, 002= No loji

Pemasangan cip no ID (RFID) di depan pintu premis

4000 Swiftlet ranching in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: Swiftlet farmers in Sabah have been given 24 months from January 1, 2013 to stop their activities within the city, municipal and township areas.

Any queries on the matter can be directed to the State Government, said Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry permanent secretary Datuk Michael Emban.

Speaking at a press conference after meeting with industry players at Wisma Tun Fuad, Emban said the directive is part of a set of 15 guidelines which would be enforced from January 1 next year to regulate swiftlet farming or rather ‘the fostering and propagation of swiftlets’ in Sabah.

The guidelines include among other things the needs and requirements before one could undertake swiftlet farming, and dissuade any swiftlet farmers from conducting their activities within cities, municipalities and towns in Sabah.

Swiftlet operators are also disallowed from starting their activities near all housing areas, public places, schools, clinics, houses of worships and water catchment areas.

The construction of swiftlet houses must be based on the relevant district plans or local plans, and must be sited in a 100-kilometer radius away from any airports and five kilometers radius away from runways.

Farmers intending to set up their swiftlet farming must enclose a map of the area where they are going to run their activities, which are allowed on titled land which states ‘agriculture’ as its land usage.

Swiftlet operators/farmers must control problems that may have ill effects on public health such as foul odours, breeding of mosquitoes and flies and environmental sanitation of their bird houses.

The use of loud speakers must not be more than 55dB, be pointed at an angle of 60 degrees towards the sky and can only be played between 6am and 7pm.

All swiftlet farmers are to abide by the good animal husbandry practice, the regulations set by any of the government agencies, conduct scheduled health and medical checks and abide by other directives from other government agencies from time to time.

Meanwhile, Tawau Swiftlets Association protem chairman Datuk Kour Nam Ngum, who was present at the press conference, said there are 4,000 swiftlet farmers in Sabah and 80 per cent of them would be adversely affected by the directive to close their operations 24 months from Jan 1, 2013.

Hence, he said, most members disagreed with the ruling.
He urged the authorities to defer the enforcement of the guidelines, saying they would be seeking the audience of Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman on the issue.

“It is not fair to us,” he said, adding that investment in the industry in Sabah was around RM500 million.
Also present at the press conference was Sabah Wildlife Department director Dr Laurentius Ambu.


Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/10/05/swiftlet-farms-must-move-out/#ixzz2EBK5Zunt

Government to help bird’s nest traders soar again

SERDANG: The Government is committed to helping local exporters who are facing difficulties in understanding China's criteria for the re-entry of Malaysia's bird's nests.

The export of the nests to China is on hold pending Chinese authorities audit of Malaysian swiflet farms.

Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Datuk Chua Tee Yong said swiflet farmers should meet the requirements stated in the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) form to qualify for the audit.

He has met exporters who had completed the forms during the ministry's first coordination meeting held recently. Chua will be meeting 36 others soon to help them.

“I have urged the Veterinary Services Department and the Health Ministry to work closely with the industry so that more of these farms can fulfil the CNCA criteria for audit and help revive the industry,” Chua said at the MAHA International 2012 agricultural show here yesterday.

The billion-ringgit swiflet industry has been hit by the ban on bird's nest exports to China for more than a year, after high levels of nitrate were found in the nests.

In September, both countries signed a protocol which gave hope for the local exporters.

Earlier, Chua launched several books published by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) in conjunction with the 10-day show.

Held at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park here, it attracted more than two million visitors as of Thursday.

Malaysia is blessed with swiftlets that produce top quality EBN

Malaysia is blessed with swiftlets that produce top quality EBN according to Assoc Prof Dr Christopher Lim during the recent 2012 National Conference on Edible Nest Swiftlet Industry held at Marriot Hotel from 26 to 27 November 2012.

Malaysia aim to become top producer for EBN

Malaysia is behind Indonesia in term to production for EBN. With high quality and safety of Malaysian EBN product, Malaysia will dominated the world market by year 2020.

More than 100 Scientist, food technologies, entrepreneurs, government officials and producers meet during the EBNIC 20012 conference held at Marriot Hotel, Putajaya, Malaysia.

According to Mr Zengjun Ma, Chaiman of China Agricultural Wholesale Market Association (CAWA) is his paper presented, the sales volume of bird nest products in China reaches 60 billion yuan, and China imports about 1,380 tons bird nest annually.

Aloha Nite For Edible Nest Swiftlet Industry Players

Edible Nest Swiftlet industry Seminar, Malaysia

About 100 participants from the industry player attended this very informative seminar on EBN Industry 2012.

With the standard adopted, Malaysia will be the the first in the world able to produce high quality EBN. Malaysia should capitalise on high quality value added EBN products in order to achieve the RM5 billions export value by 2020.

The price of raw clean EBN are expected to increase soon with the agreed protocol for export to China signed in Nanning by both government. More meeting will be held with the Chinese government to streamline the trade. The producers and the industry players are working very hard.

EBN Industry dominated Show during MAHA 2012

This year the EBN industry participation was overwhelming. Here are some of the photo I took during the exhibition.

Ranching of Swiftlet in towns is not allowed

KUCHING: The state government will prosecute operators of swiftlet farms in urban and sub-urban areas, warned Assistant Minister of Environment Datu Len Talif Salleh yesterday.

Speaking at a press conference at the media centre of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) complex here to explicate questions on birds’ nest ranching raised during the DUN sitting, he said the state government had more than 1,000 cases in hand for prosecution.

“Any ranching of birds’ nest in towns and sub-towns are considered illegal. We have not prosecuted (any of the 1,000 cases) so far because if we want to execute them, we want to make sure we will win (the cases). Nevertheless, we will do the prosecution in time to come.”
Len explained that according to The Wild Life Protection (Edible Birds’ Nests) Rules, 2006, a birds’ nest house must be situated 10km away from any urban and sub-urban settlement and 5km away from the fringe of a town.
For birds’ nest houses located in village areas, they must be at least 2km away from the settlement, he added.

“Offenders would be compounded but the penalty may not be effective. Therefore, we are looking at how we can prosecute some of them who are clearly in violation of the act,” Len stressed.

In the joint news conference attended by Assistant Minister of Resource Planning Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais, Assistant Minister for Rural Development Julaihi Narawi and Assistant Minister for Industrial Estate Development Datuk Peter Nansian Ngusie, Len urged birds’ nest operators to fully comply with the requirement imposed by the authorities.

Citing the radio frequency identification (RFID) required by the Chinese government, Len wondered why some birds’ nest operators had objected to installing the system which could help trace the source of a birds’ nest product if anything went wrong.

“If they want to exclude those irresponsible operators, the best way is to comply with the requirement of the Chinese government.

“Production of birds’ nest is not only from Sarawak but also from the peninsula and Indonesia. We don’t want our product, which is of good quality, to be grouped with the product which is substandard. As far as Sarawak is concerned, we want to maintain that.”


Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/23/ranching-of-swiftlets-in-towns-illegal-len/#ixzz2D3GKY2Vc

SEMINAR on MALAYSIAN STANDARDS for EDIBLE-BIRDNEST INDUSTRY 4 December 2012,Tuesday, Hilton Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak

INTRODUCTION
The birdnest industry is worth multi million dollars in Asia. Malaysia alone exports about ten tonnes of what is considered the finest bird nests in the market, in comparisons to rival exporters from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia and the Philippines. However, with the tighter control imposed by exporting countries, China in particular, the Malaysian edible-birdnest industry must be fully equipped with the vital knowledge that could assist them in overcoming the resulting barriers that could arise during exports.

Realising the economic importance of Edible-Birdnest, Department of Standards Malaysia (STANDARDS MALAYSIA) had published a number of Malaysian Standards (MS) for Edible-Birdnest industry.

The Technical Committee on Edible-Birdnest (EBN) Swiftlet Ranching which developed the Malaysian Standards referred to in this seminar was established within the National Standards Development Systems under the purview of STANDARDS MALAYSIA, a government agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).

OBJECTIVES
To get an update on the latest development for edible-birdnest and swiftlet ranching;
To gain knowledge on Malaysian standards and their applications in swiftlet ranching and EBN processing;
To know the minimum requirements for EBN industry;
To know the export and import requirements for EBN;
To increase awareness on the importance of GAHP in swiftlet ranching & GMP in processing EBN and the benefits of such practices; and
To share experience and promote better understanding of the respective requirements and establish networking for EBN industry in Malaysia.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Producers
Importers/Exporters
Government Officers
Retailers
Consumers
Traders


PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Good Animal Husbandry Practice - Edible-birdnest Swiftlet Ranching and Its Premises including Cave Edible-nest (MS 2273 & MS 2503)
Dr. Fadzilah A'ini binti Abdul Kadir (Chairman of Working Group on Edible-Birdnest Swiftlet Ranching), Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Processing Raw-unclean and Raw-clean Edible-birdnest, DVS & MOH Perspectives
Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries & Ministry of Health Malaysia

Edible-birdnest – Specification and Test method for Nitrites (MS 2509)
Pn Hajah Azizon Abdullah, Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

Export and Import Requirements for Edible-birdnest
Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

Industry Experience on Swiftlet Ranching & Processing of Edible-birdnest
Persekutuan Persatuan Pedagang Sarang Burung Malaysia


FEE & SEMINAR PACKAGES
The seminar packages offered are as below. All packages are inclusive of seminar materials, refreshments and certificate.

Package A (RM270) – Participants are entitled to ALL five MS on Edible-birdnest as follows:
1. MS 2273:2012 - Good Animal Husbandry Practice - Edible-birdnest
swiftlet ranching and its premises
2. MS 2333:2010 - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for processing
raw-unclean and raw-clean edible-birdnest (EBN)
3. MS 2334:2011 - Edible-Birdnest (EBN) - Specification
4. MS 2503:2012 - Good animal husbandry practice - Cave edible-nest
swiftlet ranching
5. MS 2509:2012 - Test method for nitrites in Edible-birdnest (EBN)

Package B (RM250) – Participants are entitled to four MS on Edible-birdnest as follows:
1. MS 2273:2012 - Good Animal Husbandry Practice - Edible-birdnest
swiftlet ranching and its premises
2. MS 2333:2010 - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for processing
raw-unclean and raw-clean edible-birdnest (EBN)
3. MS 2334:2011 - Edible-Birdnest (EBN) - Specification
4. MS 2509:2012 - Test method for nitrites in Edible-birdnest (EBN)

Package C (RM250) – Participants are entitled to four MS on Edible-birdnest as follows:
1. MS 2333:2010 - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for processing
raw-unclean and raw-clean edible-birdnest (EBN)
2. MS 2334:2011 - Edible-Birdnest (EBN) - Specification
3. MS 2503:2012 - Good animal husbandry practice - Cave edible-nest
swiftlet ranching
4. MS 2509:2012 - Test method for nitrites in Edible-birdnest (EBN)

Package D (RM160) – Participants are entitled to two MS on Edible-birdnest as follows:
1. MS 2503:2012 - Good animal husbandry practice - Cave edible-nest
swiftlet ranching
2. MS 2509:2012 - Test method for nitrites in Edible-birdnest (EBN)


PAYMENT METHODS
All payments to be made payable to SIRIM Berhad either by cheque, Bank Draft or Cash Deposit. Please mail payment with registration form to:

SIRIM Berhad
Standards Research and Management Centre (SRMC)
Block 3, Level 1
No. 1, Persiaran Dato' Menteri
P.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40700 Shah Alam, Selangor
Attn: Ms Nor Ashikin Jamingan

Payment via Cash Deposit can be made payable to:

SIRIM Berhad
Account No: 1205-1307404-05-6
Bank: CIMB Bank Berhad

REGISTRATION
Registration is on first-come first-served basis and limited to 150 seats.
Registration can be done online at:
http://onlineregistration.sirim.my

Alternatively, registrant may also fill up the registration form in the attached brochure and submit nomination of participants via facsimile or email to:

En Ahmad Fuad Taqiuddin Saleh / Pn Nor Ashikin Jamingan
Tel: 03-5544 5114
Fax: 03-5510 6389
Email: afuad@sirim.my / asikhin@sirim.my

Confirmation of reservation will be sent via email.
SIRIM Berhad reserves the right to make any amendment that is deems to be in the interest of the conference without any notice.

CONTACT PERSON
Registration:
Ms Nor Ashikin Jamingan/
Mr Ahmad Fuad Taquiddin Saleh
Tel: 03-5544 5114/03-5544 5108
Fax: 03-5510 6389
Email:asikhin@sirim.my/ afuad@sirim.my

Details/Others:
Ms Siti Faizah Roslaini Othman
Tel: 03-5544 6335
Fax: 03-5510 6389
Email: roslaini@sirim.my

OTHERS
Malaysian Standards (MS) on Edible birdnest, as well as many other standards, local international and foreign standards are available for your purchase. For further information, please contact our officer:

Pn. Noor Rauna Hj Ahmad Maher – 03 5544 6118(DID); Email:rauna@sirim.my

The Programme

SEMINAR on MALAYSIAN STANDARDS for EDIBLE-BIRDNEST INDUSTRY
4 December 2012,Tuesday, Hilton Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak

REGISTRATION
Opening Remarks
Director-General
Department of Standards Malaysia, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Paper 1: Introduction to MS 2273, 2333, 2334, 2503 and 2509- Malaysian Standards Related to Edible-birdnest
SIRIM Berhad

Paper 2: Good Animal Husbandry Practice - Edible-birdnest Swiftlet Ranching and Its Premises including Cave Edible-nest (MS 2273 & MS 2503)
Dr. Fadzilah A'ini binti Abdul Kadir
Chairman of Working Group on Edible-Birdnest Swiftlet Ranching
Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

Paper 3, Part 1: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Edible-birdnest Industry - The DVS Perspective (MS 2333) Dr. Zaliha Abdullah
Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

Paper 3, Part 2: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Edible-birdnest Industry - The MOH Perspective
Ministry of Health Malaysia

Paper 4: Edible-birdnest –Specification (MS 2334)
Puan Hajah Azizion Abdullah
Member of Working Group on Edible-Birdnest Swiftlet Ranching
Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

Paper 5: Edible-birdnest Export & Import Requirements and Updates on Proposed RFID Application for Edible-Birdnest Industry
Department of Veterinary Services
Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

Paper 6: Test method for Nitrites (MS 2509)
Puan Hajah Azizion Abdullah
Member of Working Group on Edible-Birdnest Swiftlet Ranching
Department of Veterinary Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

Paper 7: Industry Experience on Ranching and Processing of Edible-birdnest
Pengusaha Sarang Burung Sarawak
Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
Panelist: All speakers
END OF SEMINAR & REFRESHMENT

Sarawak is still exporting

The price of birdnest drop to half but Sarawak is still exporting about 200 kg EBN monthly to Singapore or Hong Kong.

We believe once the China market re-open, the price will improve tremendously.

Solar Powered Swiftlet House in Sarawak

Electricity generated by solar is now used around the world, serving many different remote electrical needs of thousands of residences from full-time off grid homes, vacation cabins to remote swiftlets houses are powered by solar electrical system.

Sample of export documents to China

The Bird's Nest Exporter and Bird's Nest Supplier in Malaysia export Bird's Nest to Hong Kong, Taiwan, China etc. find out more at
http://yanwo.saikim.com.my/english/certificate.html

These are the documents needed to export bird's nest to any countries, such as health certificate, certificate of origin and export permit. They have registered a company at Guangzhou, China, we have bird's nest import permit in China.

Good luck

Export of raw and unprocessed birdnest

IPOH: The newly-formed Malaysia Birds Nest Alliance wants the Government to allow industry players to export raw and unprocessed birds' nests (RUBN) to more countries.

Its president Lim Lai Soon said the alliance would submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister at Parliament on Tuesday.

He said nearly all of the country's RUBN producers and farmers were currently in a limbo as the export ban from China on birds nest imports had yet to be lifted.

“We want the Prime Minister to help by allowing us to export RUBN to Korea, Taiwan and other countries.

“There is also a great demand from factories and producers for RUBN in China,” he said here yesterday.

Lim also said the alliance was made aware that the protocol signing between Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar and the Chinese last month was only for the re-entry of edible bird nests (EBN) into China.

”The protocol will see China accepting only the EBN while the RUBN will still be kept in storage here.

“A lot of industry players, especially swiftlet farmers are affected by this new protocol, causing millions in losses every month,” he said.

Last month, Noh Omar signed the protocol in Nanning with China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Minister Zhi Shuping to allow the export of birds nest products into China.

Last week, Deputy Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Chua Tee Yong said Malaysia hoped to resume export of raw cleaned birds nest in December.

Lim said about 50 tonnes of RUBN were harvested and produced every month by some 60,000 swiflet farms.

“RUBN is worth between RM4,000 and RM5,000 per kg,” he said.

Do it Yourself Solar Power Swiftlet Swallow Farm Kit RM3,998 Solarpower-mart.com

After work with 500 swiftlet farms accross south asia, we had sucessfully designed (based on indutrsial best practise) a Do It Yourself (DIY) solar power kit for swiftlet farm onwers. Now they can save a great deal compare using gensets. Includes all the parts to build your own system to solar powered audio system for swiftlet homing and echoing. We also reserve some power for energizer (shocking owl), DC lights and humidifiers.

We've made it very easy to put together with complete instructions.

The DIY System includes:

1) 250 Watt Solar Panel with Super Solar Cell Technology

2) MPPT Solar Charger Controller (Up grade to 500Wp solar array)

3) 100 Amp-hour 12V Seal lead Acid (SLA) Battery with AGM technology

4) Theta 500W inverter for AC devices

5) 12Vdc Timer System for on and off function

6) Datalogger for monitoring solar power swiftlet farm

7) Desulfator for prolong and repair battery life

8) Power Management System

9) Solar cable & battery cable, switcher, connectors, connector spanner tool set & etc.



How's it work?

The careful sized solar panel received 4-5 hours per day of full sun, then the system would have:
15 amps (250W panel) X 5 hrs sun = 75 amp-hours/day
75 X 12V = 900 watt-hours per day.

If you were using our recomended amplifiers then you could on the audio system for 24+ hours with the energy you produced that day.

But you have a battery! Since the battery holds 100 amp-hours or over 1,200 watt-hours of energy, you could on the two audio systems for 4-5 days before you need a charge, but it's better to charge it sooner.

The DIY kit will power two audio systems: one for homing outside walet house for 13 hours and one for inside walet house for 24 hours. Hence, you can provide 2 different homing and echo to your walet house.

A specail designed 12Vdc timer to turn on and off the system for homing and echoing applications.

The charge controller prevents the 12V sealed lead-acid battery from over-charging.

Upgrade available for additonal solar panel, SLA battery, audio system and invertor.

With this DIY kit, you can retire your gensets and save your monthly fuel cost and the return of investment versus genset power is less than 6 months.



BENEFITS & FEATURES
Grade A super solar cell with TUV and CE accredited Solar Panel
Reliable, robust and top of the range MPPT Solar Charge Controller
Datalogger technology and system
Special design outdoor cable for solar panel to charge controller
Branded SLA battery with AGM technology
Theta 500W Inverter (power AC devices like humidefier)
Desulfator and Power Mangement System


Why MPPT Controller?
MPPT solar charge controllers are relatively new to the solar energy industry. These charge controllers are different than the traditional charge controllers in that they are more efficient and in many cases more feature rich. MPPT charge controllers allow your solar panels to operate at their optimum power output voltage, improving their performance by as much as 30%. Traditional charge controllers reduce the efficiency of one part of your system in order to make it work with another.



Why Datalogger and Power Management System?
Datalogger is designed to measure and display panel current, load current and battery voltage of your PV system as true values and status values like charging, overload, low voltage disconnect as symbols. Additional you can display several values of data logger of the past event (by min, hour, day, month, and year) as Ah, SOC, Battery voltage (morning, evening).

This provides you more detailed information of your PV system.

With the right tool, you can better manage your solar energy usage to prevent unnecessary power down. Information is the key of success in solar power swiftlet farm.



Why Desulfactor?

As most batteries are idle longer than they're charged, the batteries are left discharging for longer periods of time than when they are charged.

Charging: 2PbSO4 + 2H20 → Pb + PbO2 + 2H2SO4

Discharging: Pb + PbO2 + 2H2SO4 → 2PbSO4 + 2H20

This causes water and lead sulfate (PbSO4) to form at a faster rate than it can be reconverted back to lead, lead dioxide and water. Lead sulfate that's left sitting, originally spongy, will eventually crystallize. Once in crystal form, the lead sulfated cannot be reconverted, even when the battery is being charged. This causes a reduction in active material (the lead and lead dioxide) and surface area where chemical reaction takes place. Eventually, the battery will no longer have the capability to supply enough power. This process, also known as sulfation, is the main cause why batteries fail prematurely!

Our desulfator generates Amplitude Modulated Pulses (AMP) at the resonance frequency of the crystals to shatter the covalent bonds that hold it together. This allows the lead sulfate to be reconverted once the battery is charged. A battery free from lead sulfate crystals will have its life span stretched to its maximum! No more premature failure due to sulfation!

Association: Some of points in swiflet farming guidelines unfair Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/10/30/association-some-of-points in swiflet farming guidelines unfair

Sabah & Sarawak is facing the same problem as reported.

SANDAKAN: The Sabah Swiftlet Farming Association (SSFA) believes that some points of the 15 guidelines introduced by the Wildlife Department came abruptly and might have been overblown.

In a meeting between the Sabah Bird’s Nest Industry Association (Saba) and SSFA, both presidents, Datu Faisal Datu Bachtiyal and Yap Chen Guan briefed their members on the issue that might affect a large number of swiftlet farmers in Sabah.

About 50 farmers attended the meeting.There are currently over 4,000 swiftlet houses in Sabah, and according to Yap, 80 per cent of those houses are located within the restricted areas mentioned in the guidelines.
Both parties agreed that the two-year time frame to move swiftlet houses was too short and would result in losses for farmers, especially those who just stepped into the industry.

“Two years are too short. Many farmers have taken a 15-year loan for nurturing the swiftlets and harvesting their nests. These include houses in Sandakan municipality,” said Yap.

Yap and Faisal contended that swiftlet farming provides plenty of benefits to Sabah’s socio-economy and but the former felt that some points raised in the guidelines were an imposition rather than an outline for regulation.
Other issues such as bird house locations and recording of bird activities, which include death and population were also raised.

However, both parties felt that most of the guidelines were acceptable and Faisal believed an understanding between the government and swiftlet farmers is imperative and needed to work out a solution that will satisfy farmers and the government.

Mat Saha of Syarikat Gerak Borneo, Saba’s consultancy, said the issues had been discussed extensively and they came up with several suggestions to improve the guidelines.

“The government needs to be more flexible on this. They have to understand that some of us (in the industry) have been around for a long time. We also provide royalties to the government through taxes.
“As for the recording of birds, we leave it up to the government. We can open the industry to students for research. This will also benefit our socio-economy,” said Mat.

He added that the guidelines issue and those involving international trading would be brought up at a National Swiftlet Conference in Kuala Lumpur towards end of November which will be officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Meanwhile, a meeting between swiftlet farmer associations across Sabah will be held on Nov 1 in Kota Kinabalu to address the guidelines issue.


Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/10/30/association-some-of-points-in-swiflet-farming-guidelines-unfair/#ixzz2AmaS6rDV

Bird’s nest traders appeal for govt’s help

KUCHING: Perseketuan Persatuan Pedagang Sarang Burung Malaysia (PPPSBM), an association for bird’s nest farmers and traders, is concerned about the livelihood of natural cave swiftlet bird’s nest farmers, especially those in Sarawak.

The matter was raised following the fear that enforcement of wildlife conservation and control would greatly reduce the income of the farmers.
In sharing their plight when met yesterday, PPPSBM president Datuk Tok Teng Sai pointed out that they had to risk their lives every time they harvested the nests from walls of caves.

Thus, he appealed to the government to treat them like other farmers and fishermen who are entitled to special subsidies and hardship living allowances, and to consider their requests.

He pointed out that a memorandum had been forwarded to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, detailing the ‘touching’ stories of the affected farmers and their daily predicament whilst losing their income.

One of their requests, he said, was to be given a special subsidy for the purchase of raw materials for the swiftlets to grow and multiply faster to ensure a bounty harvest.

Meanwhile, Sarawak Birdnest Importers and Exporters Association chairman Liu Thian Leong said while natural cave bird’s nest faming was growing vigorously in Sarawak since the 1950s, in 1995 concerned scientists from United Nations initiated a ban on such farming because the number of cave swiftlets was diminishing.

Following the ban, he said the association was formed in 1996 to deal with issues related not only to the natural cave bird’s nest farmers but also that of traders, retailers, importers and exporters in the state.

He further said the association then organised a seminar on production of bird’s nest in Surabaya in collaboration with their Indonesian counterparts which attracted many observers from around the globe.

The seminar, Liu pointed out, opened their eyes to alternative bird’s nest farming in birdhouses.
“We were then totally unaware of the birdhouses but our trip to Surabaya has opened our eyes. Previously we thought everything should be natural.
“Then we visited Java and saw these birdhouses and we also learnt from them their farming method. From then on, the business became more transparent,” Liu said.

Indonesia went on to become the largest producer of bird’s nest in the world at 75 per cent, followed by Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
China is still the top importer of bird’s nest from these countries even though it had imposed stringent guideline on quality.

On the same issue, Tok said Malaysia is allowed to export raw or uncleaned bird’s nests to countries other than China while Europeans are not bird’s nest consumers.

Indonesia, he said, only exported processed or cleaned bird’s nest products to maintain their brand name as well as jobs at its numerous processing plants.

Tok said on the whole, the bird’s nest industry in Malaysia is a sunrise industry which is also related to tourism.

He said since the Tourism Ministry is targeting one million tourist arrivals from China next year, bird’s nest industry players should tap the opportunity from this event by increasing production and maintaining quality.

“We would like to make bird’s nests another trademark for Malaysia. So when tourists from China come, we want them to buy our bird’s nests,” said Tok.

Tok expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for mediating with China to lift the ban on the import of Malaysian bird’s nests.


Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/10/25/birds-nest-traders-appeal-for-govts-help/#ixzz2AVRmsYDC

EBN Seminar in Malaysia

The Malaysian edible bird nest is a RM10.2 bil lion industry, which is ex- panding fast judging by
interests shown by new players
In addition, it is also imperative that health claims are substantiated with scientific find- ings to demonstrate the industry’s assurance that the product is both safe and nutritious.

Objectives of this seminar:
 To disseminate information on the current government’s schemes for sustaining the EBN industry
 To update the industry on relevant stan- dards and regulations pertaining to the farming, processing, and marketing or EBNs
 To elucidate export requirements, espe- cially to China’s market
 To deliberate important and pertinent is- sues of the EBN industry

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in recent years.
On the other hand, this industry is also facing a challenging future, notably with the recent near banning by the Chinese government on the Malaysian edible bird nests amid claims of high nitrite content.

Considering the exposure it has gotten, it is important for all stakeholders in the EBN industry to ensure adherence to local and international standards; from farming practices to processing operations to sustain the business.

Nitrite in EBN can be reduce: Professor

According to Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Professor Dr. Saleha Abdul Aziz, nitrates or nitrites are chemical compounds consisting of oxygen and nitrogen content and a combination of various organic and inorganic compounds.

He said the nitrite content can be found around us like water and green plants in which can produce endogenously (with the substance in an organism or cell).
“In fact, nitrite is also sometimes used in other food products such as cheese production and cheese-based ingredients, raw meat and the processing and many more.

“It is also used in various food products to prevent growth of Clostridium botulinum bacteria and also as a preservative in the meat industry,” he said. He said this when presenting Issues paper EBN Nitrate in conjunction with Bird’s Nest Industry Transformation Seminar Malaysia: Challenges facing the New Standard by the Institute of Food Technology (MIFT) in Kuala Lumpur recently.

Thus, the presence of nitrite content in EBN is not something new and it can be reduced .

Clearly Dr. Saleha, nitrite content can be reduced by using a plain water rinse EBN regularly.

In fact, the heating process can also reduce nitrite content and the higher the temperature used, the more many of nitrite can be reduced.

However nitrite content can also vary among the raw materials (EBN), after the cleaning process and finished products (canned nest soup).

Content nitrite can also increase in EBN through the water used during the cleaning process as well as other factors.

So the issue of nitrite content in EBN is not an issue that should be brought up to lead the industry with the production of EBN severely affected countries.

In fact there are studies that show there are a number of food products in China is also identified as containing a relatively high nitrite content. It’s like orange vegetables by 20 milligrams per kilogram (mg / kg), fresh milk 0.4 mg / kg, but not forgetting mineral water of 01 mg / kg.

Thus not only the nitrite content found in the EBN even any food and water consumed by humans, what is clear the issue is only enlarged.

Deraman, Noraini (2012) Antioxidant studies of cave edible bird’s nest / Noraini Deraman. Other thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.

Edible bird’s nest (EBN) is well known for its health enhancing effects such as antiaging, growth promoting and immune enhancing properties.

This study was performed with the aims to determine the antioxidant activities of cave EBN (Collocalia fuciphaga) and to evaluate the effect of pH (strong acid, mild acid, neutral, mild alkaline and strong alkaline) on the antioxidant activities of cave EBN.

The antioxidant activities were analysed by using two in-vitro chemical methods 1,1- diphenyl-2-pycrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavemging assay and Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. The cave EBN were extract using citric acid (mild acid), sodium citrate (mild alkaline), HCl (strong acid), NaOH (strong alkaline) and distilled water (neutral). These results indicated that the antioxidatives activities may be dependent on the pH of extraction.

The strong acid and strong alkaline extraction of EBN showed higher radical scavenging and reducing power ability. The DPPH and FRAP assay showed positive with strong correlation (r = 0.980). Based on this study, the EBN could be a potential source of natural antioxidants.

RFID is required for registration

Bird’s nest farmers and traders are advise not to dismantle the Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) installed by the veterinary division of Agriculture Department.

According to Dr Humrawali Khan, the state’s veterinary authority, as many as 270 RFIDs had been installed by the veterinary division in swiftlet farms and bird’s nest processing factories statewide.

“The FRID is just a small gadget on the wall. It will not interfere with what is going on in the swiftlet farms and should not bother the farmers.

The veterinary division started to install the devices in bird’s nest farms and factories in Sarawak since late last year until April this year. The registration exercise will facilitate the issuance of export permit and veterinary health certificate for those who want to export their birdnest product.


According to him, in the agreement signed between China and Malaysia, the former still insisted on traceability of bird’s nests imported from Malaysia.

“In my opinion, China still insists on traceability of our bird’s nests while our traders and farmers are against it.
“However, I am yet to be briefed on the latest development with regards to bird nest trades,” he added.

There are about 4,000 swiftlet farms across Sarawak and more than 449 of them are licensed ones who have registered with Sarawak Forestry Department.

“There are 22 bird’s nest traders who are involved in processing bird’s nest and five bird’s nest related associations in Sarawak,” said Humrawali.


Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/10/12/farmers-traders-at-liberty-to-remove-rfids/#ixzz298W3qbFH

Bird’s nests to head for China in December

LANGKAWI: The local bird's nest industry is set to soar again in December with the resumption of exports to China.

Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Chua Tee Yong said Malaysia hoped to resume the export of raw cleaned bird's nests in December.

“The country hopes to do this by the end of the year before working with China over the issue of raw uncleaned bird's nests.

“We will meet the Health Ministry to look into China's requirements for the traceability of bird's nests produced in Malaysia right from the farm,” he said after launching the First Regional Conference on Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation here yesterday.

A list of exporters for bird's nest would also need to be forwarded to China, added Chua.

“The arrangement is similar to durian exports, in that the fruits need to go through an audit by China's General Administration on Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

“The traceability issue is not confined to Malaysia. Any country that imports food will want some form of traceability,” he said.

Last week, it was announced that China had agreed to set aside the mandatory use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on bird's nests exported by Malaysian swiftlet farmers from the protocol of entry into the country.

With the removal of the mandatory use of RFID, swiftlet farmers can now use any of the three traceability systems recognised by the Government, which are the RFID, barcode and QR (quick response) code.

Some 250 tonnes of Malaysian bird's nests were exported to China before the country imposed a ban in July last year after finding high levels of nitrites.

On another matter, Chua said farmers should carry out sustainable good agricultural practices, involving the controlled use of pesticides, fertilisers and other chemicals, to ensure food security.

Bird's nest farmers want assurance

BUTTERWORTH: The assurance by the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry that China had agreed to lift the mandatory use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on bird's nests exports has failed to convince many local swiftlet farmers.

Some 50 representatives from various swiftlet farmers' associations nationwide said they would not believe it until they saw the assurance in black and white.

The group is now demanding to see the contents of the protocol of entry concerning the export of bird's nests before the agreement is signed between Malaysia and China in Nanning on Sept 20.

The representatives were from Penang, Kedah, Perlis, Perak, Selangor, Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak.
"Why do we need to trace every single material from the different farms that goes into the production of bird's nests?

"It would make us less competitive while burdening us with higher cost," said Dr Ho Boon Cha, a representative from Perak.

He said the bird's nest industry was worth RM20 billion and Malaysia was a top global producer before it lost out to Indonesia.

Chinese authorities, in relaxing the RFID tags rule, still want Malaysia to manage the traceability of bird's nests, right from the farms.


Read more: Bird's nest farmers want assurance - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/bird-s-nest-farmers-want-assurance-1.144619#ixzz27fviFqf3

Noh: China drops RFID from protocol on bird’s nest export Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/09/15/noh-china-drops-rfid from protocol on birds nest export.

PUTRAJAYA: China has agreed that Malaysian swiftlet farmers use technology other than Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), one of the conditions for the export of bird’s nest to the country.

Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar said yesterday RFID (to identify the origin of bird’s nest) will be dropped from articles 8 and 9 of the protocol on the export of Malaysian bird’s nest to China.

However, the Chinese government decided that a traceability system be implemented by Malaysia starting from the swiftlet farms up to export stage.
“China wants traceability because if any problem occurs, it will help them know from which birdhouse the bird’s nest come from,” he told reporters here.

Noh said the approval was given by the Minister of General Administration Department for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ), Zhi Shupi in a letter yesterday in response to the ministry letter dated September 7 seeking clarification on several matters, including RFID.
Swiftlet farmers associations had protested against the use of RFID claiming it was not practical and would affect business.

Noh said several associations had requested that raw, unclean bird’s nest be allowed export to China and included in the protocol.
However, China only allows the export of raw, clean bird’s nest.
“The door is still open and we will continue to discuss so that raw, unclean bird’s nest can be exported to China,” he added.
Malaysia and China will sign a protocol on conditions for the export of bird’s nest to China on Sept 19 in China. — Bernama


Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/09/15/noh-china-drops-rfid-from-protocol-on-birds-nest-export/#ixzz27aK7Bhfr

No more RFID for bird’s nest By JOSEPH SIPALAN jsipalan@thestar.com.my

PUTRAJAYA: China has agreed to set aside the mandatory use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on bird's nests exported by Malaysian swiftlet farmers from the protocol of entry of bird's nests into China.

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar said China's General Administration on Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine accepted Malaysia's request for the removal of the mandatory requirement, following protests from associations representing swiftlet farmers.

The Chinese authorities however insist that we have a mechanism to manage the traceability of bird's nests produced in Malaysia right from the farm, he told a press conference at his office here yesterday.

With the removal of the mandatory use of RFID, swiftlet farmers now have the freedom to use any of three traceability systems recognised by the Government.

This includes RFID, barcode and quick response or QR code.

Noh said they would also set up an advisory board, made up of representatives from his ministry and associations representing swiftlet farmers, to make sure communication lines remained open between both parties.

On the issue of exporting raw uncleaned bird's nests to China, the minister said this would only be raised in a new round of discussions with the Chinese Government as the current protocol of entry which is expected to be signed on Sept 19 in Naning, China only covers raw cleaned bird's nests.

Noh also slammed a group of swiftlet farmers who are refusing to accept the Government's solution to China's current ban on Malaysian bird's nests.

“If they cannot even accept this (new arrangement), then it is clear that they simply want this industry to fail,” he said.

Some 250 tonnes of Malaysian bird's nests were exported to China before the country imposed a ban in July last year after finding high levels of nitrites.

However, in April this year, the Chinese authorities signalled that they might lift the ban after setting conditions, which included a nitrite content level not exceeding 30 parts per million.

No more RFID for bird’s nest

By JOSEPH SIPALAN
jsipalan@thestar.com.my

PUTRAJAYA: China has agreed to set aside the mandatory use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on bird's nests exported by Malaysian swiftlet farmers from the protocol of entry of bird's nests into China.

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar said China's General Administration on Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine accepted Malaysia's request for the removal of the mandatory requirement, following protests from associations representing swiftlet farmers.

The Chinese authorities however insist that we have a mechanism to manage the traceability of bird's nests produced in Malaysia right from the farm, he told a press conference at his office here yesterday.

With the removal of the mandatory use of RFID, swiftlet farmers now have the freedom to use any of three traceability systems recognised by the Government. This includes RFID, barcode and quick response or QR code.

Noh said they would also set up an advisory board, made up of representatives from his ministry and associations representing swiftlet farmers, to make sure communication lines remained open between both parties. On the issue of exporting raw uncleaned bird's nests to China, the minister said this would only be raised in a new round of discussions with the Chinese Government as the current protocol of entry which is expected to be signed on Sept 19 in Naning, China only covers raw cleaned bird's nests.

Noh also slammed a group of swiftlet farmers who are refusing to accept the Government's solution to China's current ban on Malaysian bird's nests. “If they cannot even accept this (new arrangement), then it is clear that they simply want this industry to fail,” he said. Some 250 tonnes of Malaysian bird's nests were exported to China before the country imposed a ban in July last year after finding high levels of nitrites.

However, in April this year, the Chinese authorities signalled that they might lift the ban after setting conditions, which included a nitrite content level not exceeding 30 parts per million

not to be worried about China’s Radio Frequency Identificaquirement forthe export of bird’s nests.

KUCHING: Birdhouse owners in Sarawak are advised not to be worried about China’s Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) requirement for the export of bird’s nests.
Malacca Bird’s Nest Merchant s Association president John Chen said the RFID requirement was only for the processing of the nests and not the birdhouse.
He added that RFID was only needed if the bird’s nests were for export to China.
“ I hope that Sarawak birdhouse owners are not worried about the requirement and to support the Federation of Malaysia Bird’s Nest Merchants Association president Datuk Tok Teng Sai in helping those in the industry.”
He said Tok would join Malaysian Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar to Naning, China, for the signing of the protocol for entry of cleaned bird’s nests into China.
Chen said that firstly the protocol was for the acceptance of five per cent clean product export and the second was for the 95 per cent raw material export.
At the moment, the deal with China is for the clean product export with 30 ppm nitrate levels.
The RFID tag allows a product to be easily tracked from the source to the consumer.
The tag contains a microchip embedded with details about the harvest.
The federation has 27 registered bird’s nest association members, of which four are from Sarawak.


Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/09/03/chinas-rfid-requirement-nothing-to-worry-about/#ixzz26UcwYgmN

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‘China’s RFID requirement nothing to worry about’

KUCHING: Birdhouse owners in Sarawak are advised not to be worried about China’s Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) requirement for the export of bird’s nests.

Malacca Bird’s Nest Merchant s Association president John Chen said the RFID requirement was only for the processing of the nests and not the birdhouse.

He added that RFID was only needed if the bird’s nests were for export to China.
“ I hope that Sarawak birdhouse owners are not worried about the requirement and to support the Federation of Malaysia Bird’s Nest Merchants Association president Datuk Tok Teng Sai in helping those in the industry.”
He said Tok would join Malaysian Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar to Naning, China, for the signing of the protocol for entry of cleaned bird’s nests into China.

Chen said that firstly the protocol was for the acceptance of five per cent clean product export and the second was for the 95 per cent raw material export.

At the moment, the deal with China is for the clean product export with 30 ppm nitrate levels.
The RFID tag allows a product to be easily tracked from the source to the consumer.

The tag contains a microchip embedded with details about the harvest.
The federation has 27 registered bird’s nest association members, of which four are from Sarawak.


Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/09/03/chinas-rfid-requirement-nothing-to-worry-about/#ixzz25PHeiW5M

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We have develop model less than RM25K that successfully breed swiftlet. We will see what will happen after one year from now.