Tiong meets State Secretary on confiscated bird’s nests
KUCHING: State Secretary Datuk Seri Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki has pledged to coordinate with the relevant agencies to help bird’s nest traders and unlicensed operators to complete the application process, in order to ensure that all bird’s nests are sold in compliance with the guidelines. According to Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, he […]
Swiftlet farmers need patience, tons of money
GEDONG: Swiftlet farming is easier than keeping cats, said swiftlet farmer Lapau Tagok. “You have to feed the cats but not the swiftlets. But swiftlet farmers must be very patient as we are not sure whether the birds will return to our farms or not,” he said. In addition to that, the start-up capital involved […]
Manhunt for burglar who stole RM6,000 bird nests
SIBU: Police are on the hunt for a burglar who broke into a bird’s nest house at Mile 13, Jalan Oya and escaped with RM6,000 worth of bird nests. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the incident was first noticed by the 57-year-old owner around 8.30am last Friday (May 21). “While the owner […]
Men make away with RM17k worth of bird’s nest
SIBU: Five men robbed a swiftlet bird nest house and nearly raped the caretaker’s wife early Thursday (Oct 29). In the 12.40am incident, the suspects fled with three mobile phones belonging to the caretaker and his wife. Apart from that, bird nests weighing more than 5kg worth RM17,000 were also taken away. In a statement, […]
Smuggling foiled
210.86kg of bird nest worth RM2.108mln seized KUCHING: Sarawak Customs Department has seized 210.86kg of processed bird nests concealed in various consignment packages. Its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said acting on information, Customs officers from the operation team and the Special Passenger Unit foiled an attempt to smuggle the bird nest worth RM2.108 […]
