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The Birds' Nest Industry

Smuggling Swallow Spit Souvenirs

Tuesday, March 18, 2003

Birds' nest businessmen are tearing their hair out at the incredible increase in the quarantine levy.

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Wahyudin Husein is becoming more and more irritated as during the last month, the turnover of his business has suffered a dramatic decrease. As a farmer and gatherer of birds' nests (swallows make these with their spit—Ed), he usually makes money every day in line with the frequency at which exporters buy his birds' nests. But nowadays, the exporters do not come to him so often. "At the most, it's now once a week," said the Chairm

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