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Malaysia has no intention to apply for patent on its local food
The country's Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen said that Malayasia has no intention to apply for patent on its local food but citizens of Malaysia should know their origin. She said Malaysia's local dishes had been seized by other countries and "I never talked about patenting food". According to her news reports had quoted her wrong. She showed her desire that local favorites must be branded as Malaysia tourism products and people should know about the origin of their local food. 100 types of food and drinks were present in the list of National Hetitage. She mentioned, after launching the Malaysian International Gourmet Festival, that nasi lemak, bak kut the, chilli crab, laksa and Hainanese chicken rice were Malaysian dishes. She cleared her intentions in the Press Confrence very clearly.

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