Alfred Molon wrote:


In any case, I'll be again in a muslim country (Malaysia) at the end of
the year.

Have you ever had those chicken and beef burgers in Malaysia that are so
good that they are banned in Singapore?

Jailed for smuggling in Ramly patties

RAMLY burgers, which are made in Malaysia and known for their spicy
'Asian' taste, have such a following in Singapore that some food vendors
and their agents cannot resist smuggling in patties from across the
Causeway.

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has uncovered 26 such cases
involving a total of 431kg since the beginning of last year.

Presenting its case against an illegal importer, Suzali Mohamad, 38, in
a district court yesterday, the AVA said this was an offence that was
difficult to detect.

It therefore asked that the court impose a stiff sentence on the offender.

The AVA said that meat products processed in Malaysian food factories
which it had not approved were banned here.

Suzali was yesterday jailed for four months for trying to bring in more
than 200kg of Ramly chicken and beef patties from Malaysia without a
licence, on two separate occasions in February.

He was stopped both times at the Woodlands Checkpoint.

The court heard that he was found with almost 150kg of patties in his
vehicle the first time.

He was asked to attend an interview eight days later at the AVA office,
but did not show up.

He was picked up at the Woodlands Checkpoint later that evening with
more bags of burger patties hidden under the rear seat and bonnet of his
car.

AVA prosecutor Yap Teck Chuan said that Suzali was a recalcitrant
offender, having been warned for importing 9kg of Ramly beef patties on
May 1 last year without a licence.

He added that many complaints had been received from the public about
Ramly burgers being sold in night markets. *who?!*

A Straits Times report in January had said that the number of vendors
selling Ramly burgers here has doubled in the past two years.