RM50mil worth of bird’s nest set to fly away

Winging it: Young swiftlets resting on bird nests in one of George Town’s swiftlet houses.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian producers of bird’s nest fear that they will miss the golden opportunity to export about RM50mil worth of the delicacy to China in time for Chinese New Year after the Newcastle disease virus was detected in Malaysia.

It is a contagious viral avian disease that affects domestic and wild birds.