Monkey ban lifted

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has lifted a ban on the export of long-tailed macaques in a bid to thin the population of the monkeys, which are becoming a menace, Bernama said yesterday. Malaysia is negotiating to export the animals to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan, where they could end up as food. “The cabinet has decided to lift the ban which was imposed in 1984 on the capture and export of this type of monkey,” said Environment Minister Azmi Khalid.

“These monkeys create havoc in urban areas, not only stealing food from houses but also attacking people.” REUTERS

Source: Bangkok Post – Thailand, 18-8-2007

Collected by: Antoni P. Uni, Bangkok 22-8-2007

No other ways mr. Khalid??

When is Japan finally civilizing a bit more?