13 TANJUNG MANIS FISHING SAFARI 2005 PUSAKA The encouraging response of the first Tanjung Manis Fishing Safari in 2004 had inspired STIDC to make it an annual event aiming at promoting the township as a new tourist destination and a prominent economic hub of the central region of Sarawak. This year s fishing safari, 7th. - 8th. May was held simultaneously with MAKSAK Fishing Safari. This auspicious event saw an overwhelming participation of anglers statewide. Indeed, this is a visible sign that the township has great potential to entice the masses particularly the fishing enthusiasts and it is therefore hoped that the future fishing safari would lure even more participants from both inside and outside the country, Malaysian Tourism Minister, the Honourable Datuk Dr. Leo Michael Toyad said. His speech was read by the Deputy General Manager of STIDC, Haji Rabani Taip. Besides being an interesting hobby, fishing also tests the level of perseverance and builds the personality of a person. In addition, it helps to minimize social illness. Hence, it should be promoted intensively, the minister said. Winners posing after the prize giving ceremony. He pointed out that the fishing industry of Sarawak has not been fully exploited by the locals citing the example that the state is producing only 200,000 metric tons of marine resources per annum though it has the potential to produce 600,000 metric tons worth RM2 billion annually. He added that the state is renowned for having abundant of marine resources. The locals were therefore urged to grab these opportunities taking advantage of the good infrastructure provided by STIDC and the promising prospect of this sector. Hopefully this activity will create awareness among the locals on the potential of this industry and becomes the platform to make fishing an important economic activity that could generate lucrative income, he emphasised. The fishing communities were also advised to shift from traditional into modern fishing technique to ensure optimum income and sustainable supply of marine resources for mutual benefit. STIDC Fishing Safari was divided into three categories based on aggregate points, fish weight and navigator s performance. Under category I (aggregate point), Wong King Uieng, Chiew Hoo Ann and Pek Guan Seng won the top three position with 180, 99 and 83.25 points respectively. Majid Openg, Amrizan Madian and Masmu Na became the winners of category II (fish weight) with 15.15kg, 9.40kg and 8.70kg of fish each. Yakub Sabu emerged champion of category III (navigator s performance) while Chen Hoo Sing and Abu Bakar secured the second and third placing respectively. MAKSAK Fishing Safari on the other hand was divided into Group and Individual categories. LAK-A, PUSTAKA- A and STIDC-B won the first three placing under the Group category. Bahrin Rosli was the overall victor of the Individual category while Standley Sayang and Wong King She secured the second and third position respectively. STIDC Golf Competition 2005 Head of the state of Sarawak, His Excellency Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Mohammad Salahuddin was among the 250 participants for the recent Golf Competition organised by STIDC. The competition was held at Sarawak Golf Club on 22nd. May 2005 with attractive prizes such as Rolex watch and a 2.5 litre Mazda Fighter Arista. Head of the state (centre) posing at the golf-course. PERKASA VOL. 5/6 (May-June) 2005 15 7/5/05, 4:40 AM
PUSAKA TABLE 1. EXPORT SUMMARY OF TIMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS FROM SARAWAK 14 TRADE STATISTICS SARAWAK 2004 2003 % Change 2004/2003 PRODUCTS Value LOGS 2,729,406 1,134,069 2,971,223 1,058,544-8.14% 7.13% SAWNTIMBER 748,206 602,266 715,449 557,913 4.58% 7.95% PLYWOOD 1,914,213 2,453,725 1,635,730 1,676,729 17.02% 46.34% VENEER 217,290 171,722 241,194 157,091-9.91% 9.31% DOWELS 6,104 16,650 6,753 16,669-9.61% -0.11% MOULDINGS 18,108 37,091 13,065 27,688 38.60% 33.96% PARTICLE BOARD 68,383 25,672 68,338 26,589 0.07% -3.45% MDF 126,312 121,144 120,106 100,013 5.17% 21.13% BLOCK BOARD 1859 1767 1464 1006 26.98% 75.65% LAMINATED BOARD 26,753 53,535 23,720 41,060 12.78% 30.38% WOODCHIPS (TONNE) 149,900 16,285 114,740 12,240 30.64% 33.05% OTHER TIMBER PRODUCTS 148,436 137,453 7.99% TOTAL 4,782,362 3,812,995 25.42% EXPORT VALUE OF MAJOR TIMBER PRODUCTS EXPORT VALUE OF MAJOR TIMBER PRODUCTS 2003 SARAWAK TIMBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (STIDC) 16 7/5/05, 4:40 AM
15 PUSAKA TABLE 2. EXPORT OF LOGS BY COUNTRY OF 2004 2003 Japan 681,972 307,425 736,302 278,548 China 485,048 170,310 704,381 208,308 South Korea 70,856 27,790 66,535 28,593 Taiwan 481,411 185,981 414,411 138,224 Hong Kong 27,462 7,754 60,125 15,944 India 783,369 365,256 832,278 344,973 Philippines - - 5,911 1,403 Thailand 4,585 1,986 21,533 7,032 Pakistan 9,934 6,424 9,151 5,248 Peninsular Malaysia - - 9,939 2,866 Vietnam 180,909 59,514 104,052 25,393 Others 3,860 1,629 6,605 2,012 TOTAL 2,729,406 1,134,069 2,971,223 1,058,544 EXPORT OF LOGS TO MAJOR PERKASA VOL. 5/6 (May-June) 2005 17 7/5/05, 4:41 AM
PUSAKA 16 TABLE 3. EXPORT OF SAWNTIMBER BY COUNTRY OF 2004 2003 Philippines 59,317 31,059 76,988 41,382 Thailand 207,104 153,685 197,491 148,441 Taiwan 113,343 83,882 97,272 72,079 China 58,754 45,647 57,751 48,493 Hong Kong 1,605 930 11,835 11,430 South Korea 41,227 29,897 31,548 22,946 Japan 14,708 17,475 13,851 18,453 Yemen 73,799 75,607 49,511 37,197 Saudi Arabia 13,313 11,547 15,078 12,751 United Arab Emirates 47,273 42,642 23,906 20,073 Peninsular Malaysia 19,296 14,525 46,766 30,637 Sri Lanka 5,723 5,864 503 347 South Africa 20,604 18,414 13,806 11,066 Others 72,140 71,092 79,143 82,618 TOTAL 748,206 602,266 715,449 557,913 EXPORT OF SAWNTIMBER TO MAJOR SARAWAK TIMBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (STIDC) 18 7/5/05, 4:41 AM
17 PUSAKA TABLE 4. EXPORT OF PLYWOOD AND VENEER BY COUNTRY OF PLYWOOD VENEER 2004 2003 2004 2003 Japan 1,062,200 1,388,038 874,874 914,247 21,525 28,948 22,273 27,371 United States 195,065 265,235 126,319 124,782 - - - - China 72,328 116,434 47,052 78,760 17,478 14,782 21,710 15,093 Hong Kong 35,617 40,812 62,432 61,636 6,919 6,095 55,529 18,554 South Korea 127,215 129,019 171,954 160,564 42,590 32,000 33,820 28,556 Taiwan 124,326 131,938 81,778 73,827 61,084 44,722 33,841 23,252 Peninsular Malaysia 26,843 21,813 57,666 42,585 9,103 7,693 12,994 11,939 Singapore 15,274 13,658 20,361 17,740 80 79 95 139 United Kingdom 82,284 124,873 26,582 31,749 - - - - Yemen 18,334 20,236 14,133 12,644 - - - - Philippines 23,884 32,608 22,990 25,481 30,060 18,368 43,911 20,147 Egypt 25,111 27,272 20,698 20,476 - - - - Thailand 10,253 8,677 14,312 13,148 3,437 662 5,053 2,790 Others 95,479 133,112 94,579 99,090 25,014 18,373 11,968 9,250 TOTAL 1,914,213 2,453,725 1,635,730 1,676,729 217,290 171,722 241,194 157,091 EXPORT OF PLYWOOD TO MAJOR EXPORT OF VENEER TO MAJOR PERKASA VOL. 5/6 (May-June) 2005 19 7/5/05, 4:41 AM
PUSAKA 18 TABLE 5. EXPORT OF DOWELS AND MOULDINGS BY COUNTRY OF DOWELS MOULDINGS 2004 2003 2004 2003 Australia 256 500 459 661 1,293 2,707 1,495 2,985 Belgium 186 432 147 276 434 630 314 491 Canada 72 213 204 598 164 323 184 406 Germany 145 440 217 606 276 682 247 774 Denmark 269 646 351 857 - - 147 331 Spain 124 259 120 283 - - - - United Kingdom 258 1,019 277 843 641 1,821 849 2,193 India 324 646 258 548 17 45 26 61 Japan 492 1,786 601 2,069 9,800 20,289 4,773 11,543 South Korea - - - - 201 135 696 682 Netherlands 67 250 80 379 781 1,605 472 1,537 Taiwan 99 174 270 267 1,304 1,828 521 703 United States 3,153 8,816 3,071 7,555 2,732 5,901 2,439 4,693 Others 659 1,469 698 1,727 465 1,125 902 1,289 TOTAL 6,104 16,650 6,753 16,669 18,108 37,091 13,065 27,688 EXPORT OF DOWELS TO MAJOR EXPORT OF MOULDINGS TO MAJOR SARAWAK TIMBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (STIDC) 20 7/5/05, 4:42 AM