Swiftlet farming ‘a lucrative business’

WITH prices reaching as high as RM10,000 per kilogramme, it’s little wonder why questions on swiftlet farming dominated question time in the state assembly yesterday morning. Questions ranged from the issuance of licences to the mushrooming of bird “hotels” to the viability of swiftlet farming in some coastal areas of the state to revenue generated from the export of the bird’s nests.  The questions were raised by Julaihi Narawi (BN-Sebuyau), Datuk Wan Abdul Wahab Wan Sanusi (BN-Sadong Jaya) and Abu Seman Jahwie (BN-Jemoreng).

Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Naroden Majais, in reply, said from the Forest Department’s records, bird’s nests production has been on the increase over the last two years. He said the volume harvested had increased by 36 per cent during the period.  In 2008, 2,094.6kg was harvested while last year it was 2,854kg.

Naroden said bird’s nests farming was a lucrative business in the state.  On the control of the mushrooming of “bird hotels” in the state, Naroden said inspections and checks are carried out twice a year. “From last year until March this year, 418 illegal bird ‘hotels’ have been detected.”

He said the Forest Department issued notices to the premise owners and they had been advised to apply for the appropriate licences if the location of their bird “hotels” did not contravened existing laws and regulations.

In rural areas, bird “hotels” should not be within 500m radius of urban areas.

Pointing out that bird’s nests was a lucrative business, Naroden said in 2008, the export of birds’ nests was valued at RM8.7 million.  It was RM11.41 million last year and this year until mid-last month, the export value was RM7.03million.

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SVA TEN-PIN BOWLING COMPETITION (NEW DATE)

The SVA Challenge Trophy Ten-Pin Bowling Competition will be held at Crystal Bowl BDC at 2pm on 12th December 2010. It is my pleasure to invite you to send team(s) to this competition.

Attached please find the details of the competition and the entry form.

We look forwards to your keen participation.

Thank you.

(DR. HUMRAWALI KHAN)

Chairman Organising Committee

SVA Challenge Trophy Ten-Pin Bowling Competition 2010

Kepada:

General Manager, State Farmers Organisation

SAD(C), SAD(R), SAD(FI), SAD(IF)

AD(R), AD(F-1), AD(F-2), AD(FI), AD(HRDE), AD(SM), AD(P), AD(ABS), AS(C), AD(PPQ), AD(AE), ADV(II)

President Sarawak Veterinary Association

DVO Bahagian Kuching VO SVDL

PPES Ternak Sdn. Bhd. Dr. Anddy Toda, Borneo Livestock Trd. Co.

City Veterinary Clinic, Kuching Dr. Richard Rapu, Power Ranch Sdn. Bhd.

Sarawak Veterinary Supplies, Kuching QL AgroResources Sdn. Bhd.

Dr. Abd. Kadir Mohd. Hussain, MARDI. Dr. Henry Ting, T&T Laboratory (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd.

TEN-PIN BOWLING COMPETITION

State Veterinary Authority Challenge Trophy 2010

(Trophy donated by Dr. Francis Sia Chik Hong)

This competition ornanized by Veterinary Division, Department of Agriculture is a closed competiton opened to the Veterinary Division and all other Divisions of Department of Agriculture, Sarawak Veterinary Association, Private veterinary practices and all veterinarians in Sarawak.

1. Each Division / Organization may send any number of team. Due to limitation of number of lanes, participation will be on first come, first serve basis.

2. Each team will comprise of 3 bowlers of any gender.

3. The entrance fee is RM70.00 per team, excluding shoe rental.

4. Each bowler will bowl 4 games.

5. A team is required to bowl with at least 2 bowlers to form a legal line-up.

6. The blind score for absent bowler is 60.

7. The competition will be held at Crystal Bowl, BDC, Kuching on 15th December 2010 at 2pm.

8. Entry will close on 30th November 2010.

9. The game will be played in accordance to ABAS rules and regulations.

Ten-Pin Bowling Competition

State Veterinary Authority Challenge Trophy

Entry Form

Name of Team : ____________________________

 

Name of Organisation /

Division : ____________________________

Bowlers Name : ___________________________________________________________________________

 

Team Captain

Name : ___________________________________

Signature : ___________________________________

Telephone : ___________________________________

**Please enclose a sum of RM70.00 as entrance fee together with this entry form**

(Entry form should be returned to Cik Lenny Marlina of Veterinary Division, Semonggok by 30 November 2010)