SIBU: Unlicensed swiftlet house owners statewide are appealing to the government for help as the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has banned them from harvesting and selling their bird's nests.
The ban was enforced after four licensed bird's nest traders were arrested in a joint operation under Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah involving the Sibu SFC team and Zone 5 marine police on May 3 for buying their supply from illegal sources.
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