Tuesday May 4, 2010
The Star
Chang Hong Seong (BN - Teruntum) brought up the issue of swiftlet rearing which had yet to be fully licensed despite the state government introducing and approving standard guidelines for the industry in 2007.
“I was informed that only 739 licences had been issued. There are some 3,000 proprietors of swiftlet farms, meaning most of them are running the business without a licence.
“This is a growing industry and Malaysia is third largest exporter after Indonesia and Thailand, with the value estimated at between RM8bil and RM12bil a year,” he said, adding that it was high time the state government legalised the industry by putting it under the purview of local councils.
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