Borneo Resources Swiflet Eco- Park

KUCHING: Sarawak State Economic Development Corp (SEDC) and Peninsular Malaysia-based Borneo Resources Synergy Sdn Bhd (BRS) have agreed to jointly develop a RM40mil swiftlet eco-park in Balingian, Mukah Division within the Sarawak Corridor for Renewable Energy (SCORE).

BRS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of property development and investment firm Masmeyer Holdings Sdn Bhd, has a 80% stake in the joint venture. SEDC holds the balance 20%. Sited in a rural setting along the Mukah-Balingian coastal highway, the project will involve the development of 40 three-storey units and 15 three-storey bungalow units.

“The project is targeted to be completed not later than 2012. Ideally, it is to be ready this year,” BRS director Choo Beng Kai said after the joint venture agreement signing ceremony. Golden Swift Resources Sdn Bhd, a swiftlet farming expert, has been engaged to provide technical expertise to the project.

SEDC was tasked by the Sarawak state government to spearhead the development of swiftlet farming on a well-planned, sustainable and eco-friendly manner. The state authorities (Forestry) recently took action against hundreds of unlicensed swiftlet operators who used shophouses in town for swiftlet farming. The proposed park will provide an alternative venue for swiftlet farmers asked by the state government to shift their operations to approved sites.

Newly appointed Sarawak Assistant Tourism Minister Datuk Talib Zulpilip, who witnessed the ceremony, said the development of the proposed park was to ensure an orderly development of the lucrative swiftlet farming industry. Talib, who was former SEDC chairman, said SEDC planned to develop similar swiftlet eco-parks in other parts of the state.

“We (SEDC) are looking to bring in more joint venture partners in similar projects.” He said SEDC-BRS would process and market the bird’s nests the joint-venture company produced. A kg of unprocessed bird’s nest now fetches about RM4,250. Talib said Sarawak was well-known for its high quality bird’s nest (Cave nest), adding that this was evident as the early traders from China had come to Sarawak to buy bird’s nests (maily from cave).

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Swiftlet Farming - YenYen: Bad New For Swiftlet Farmer in Melaka

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Heritage city swiftlet threat

2009/12/24
Phuah Ken LinGEORGE TOWN: The Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) has rapped the state government for its inaction against swiftlet breeding in the inner city centre. It said the state government’s decision to extend the moratorium against swiftlet breeding for another year not only posed a health hazard but was also a threat to the city’s listing as a world heritage site.

Trust president Khoo Salma Nasution said the trust planned to release the statistics of rampant swiftlet breeding in the inner city centre to inspectors from the Unesco heritage authorities.“The number of swiftlet outlets is rising fast, yet there has been no clampdown on the breeding.“The three-time extension of the moratorium has given us no other choice but to include the statistics in our report card for the authorities,” Khoo Salma said.She said the situation has worsened and the trust and Cultural Heritage Action Team (Chat) would submit their findings to international bodies, including Unesco inspection agencies.

Khoo Salma is dismayed by the announcement as it was the third time the moratorium had been extended without any public consultation.She said swiftlet breeding was an agricultural activity that should not be allowed in urban areas.Swiftlet breeders would undoubtedly take the state government’s announcement as a green light to convert many more heritage buildings into swiftlet houses, she added.Chat spokesman Janet Pillai said swiftlet breeding posed a health hazard to residents living in the vicinity.

She said George Town would risk losing its Unesco World Heritage Listing status if the breeders were allowed to continue with their activities.“There are 141 swiftlet houses in the core zone in the inner city and the number is expected to rise.”She said a copy of the report would be forwarded to thestate government to highlight the severity of the situation.State Local Government, Traffic Management and Environment Committee chairmanChow Kon Yeow said on Monday that the decision to extend the deadline on swiftlet breeding was made as the Veterinary Services Departmentand the Town and Country Planning Department were preparing the national swiftlet industry guidelines.

He said the state government had been advised to postpone adopting any guidelines until the cabinet had approved the guidelines.