They say decades-long pollution finally improving, govt efforts showing clear results

SHAH ALAM, May 20 — The search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for a fisherman who went missing after the fibreglass boat he was in collided with a trawler on Saturday (May 17) concluded this morning with the discovery of his body.

ALOR SETAR, Feb 2 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has activated a search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate three fishermen who have been missing since January 26.

GEORGE TOWN, Dec 23 — Two fishermen who were reported missing after their bot drifted in the waters off Kerachut, Kuala Sungai Pinang near here a week ago described the ordeal as like being dead before they were found in the waters of Aceh, Indonesia, yesterday.

BANGKOK, Dec 2 — Thailand’s Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa has urged Myanmar to expedite the release of four detained Thai nationals and a seized fishing vessel involved in a recent incident.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 19 — The Fisheries Development Authority (LKIM) has allocated RM200,000 in food baskets to assist fishermen affected by floods.

SERDANG, Sept 12 — The public have been urged to not raise issues of fishermen’s safety in the waters of South China Sea, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

JELEBU, July 27 — Malaysia's fisheries sector has recorded 1.3 million metric tonnes of production from January to this month, ensuring the country's food security.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar KUALA LANGAT, July 2 — Some 200 fishermen in the state have benefitted from RM400,000 worth of equipment aid via the Selangor Agropreneur Development Programme: Fishermen Assistance. State executive councillor for agriculture and infrastructure Izham Hashim said the...

PUTRAJAYA, March 9 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has smashed activities of misappropriating fishermen's subsidised diesel at a premise in Sungai Besar during a raid on March 5.

PEKAN, Dec 24 — The beach erosion control project in Kampung Tanjung Batu, Nenasi, by the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), is scheduled to be completed by March 2026.

PASIR PUTEH, Dec 20  -— The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) has allocated RM228.2 million to repair and build new houses under the Special Housing Project for Fishermen (PKPN) nationwide from 2013 to September this year.

KUANTAN, Dec 19 — Recipients of houses under the Fisherman Resettlement Programme (PSN) are today told not to sell the house.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The government has spent RM622.88 million on subsistence allowance for fishermen from 2018 to 2022 to alleviate their financial burden due to the rising living costs.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The government will provide RM2.6 billion to channel various forms of subsidies and incentives to paddy farmers and fishermen in Budget 2024, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA NERUS, Oct 8 — The garbage problem in Kampung Baru, Pulau Redang, is becoming a nightmare for residents who have to cope with the filthy smell due to an inefficient collection system by the local authority for the past year.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, Oct 7 — The distribution of input assistance for crops, equipment, and raw materials to recipients of the state government's incentives will be finalised next week. Koperasi Warga Hijrah Selangor Berhad (KoHijrah) managing director Mohammad Syukri Ismail...

JASIN, Sept 29 — The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) has been holding engagement sessions with fishermen nationwide to identify the problems and infrastructure needs of the fishing industry for the Budget 2024 application.

BACHOK, Aug 21 – Three fishermen who were reported missing yesterday were found safe at Belawan Beach near Tak Bai, Thailand at 2.32pm today.

SHAH ALAM, July 6 — The body of one of the two fishermen who went missing since yesterday evening in the waters of Sungai Besar was found this morning.