The Star Online: Metro: South & East
The Star Online: Metro: South & East |
- Malacca Fisheries Dept acknowledges the population of udang galah along Sungai Linggi is declining
- Police show their thanks to brave bachelor
- 33 traffic offences recorded at Skudai Toll Plaza during joint operation
| Malacca Fisheries Dept acknowledges the population of udang galah along Sungai Linggi is declining Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:33 AM PDT MALACCA: The Malacca Fisheries Department has acknowledged that the population of udang galah that once flourished along the banks of Sungai Linggi has seriously depleted. The department embarked on an initiative to increase the population by cultivating and releasing fries into the river where udang galah netting was the main source of income for 450 registered fishermen in Kuala Linggi and nearby areas deemed as fishing enclaves. Department director Rosmawati Ghazali said the population of the freshwater species had gradually depleted due to unmonitored netting along the riverbanks by unregistered fishermen. "We have increased our efforts to increase the population of the species through various methods including releasing the fries," she said after a ceremony where 110,00 fries were released by Kuala Linggi assemblyman Datuk Ar Ismail Othman along the riverbank close to the Malacca/NegriSembilan border, about 50km from here, on Tuesday. Rosmawati said the department also released 210,000 fries between the Sungai Linggi and Sungai Ramuan Cina river estuaries. She said through the effort, the department hoped the local fishermen could still enjoy a bountiful catch and generate a steady income for their families. On an average, a single fisherman could land a catch of five kilogrammes a day during fine weather, she said. Rosmawati said the department also released fish fries into other rivers in Malacca, with the of helping part-time anglers earn supplementary income. She said the different species were released based on the pH content of waters as extreme pH levels could make the river unsuitable for the fries to survive. She said that acidic water also speeds the leaching of heavy metals that was harmful to fishes. "For instance in Sungai Malim, we released fries that was compatible to the pH level of the river as the acidic barometer was high as the river passes through industrial estates," she said adding that the department had released 83,000 fries into rivers in the state since early 2011. She also said that the department was conducting a workshop for fishermen on how to utilise Global Positioning System (GPS) to boost their catch. The workshop, she said would concentrate on to sea-going fishermen and gradually to those other fishing villages. Rosmawati alsowarned fishermen not to overlook on regulations which required them to store lifejackets inside their vessels. She said those found disobeying regulations would have their monthly aid of RM200 provided by the department, revoked. |
| Police show their thanks to brave bachelor Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:35 AM PDT MALACCA: Malacca police visited a heroic bachelor who fought off a snatch thief despite being stabbed by his assailant during a scuffle. The 57-year-old Ng Geok Huat received a call from State CID chief Asst Comm Raja Sharom Raja Abdullah at his home in Taman Ayer Keroh, recently after he managed to apprehend the suspect with the help of passer-bys. When narrating his ordeal, Ng said he was walking to a shop along Jalan Hang Kasturi here on at 4.15pm on last Friday when was stopped by the suspect. "I was walking towards the shop hand over some cash to a businessman at the shop after parking my van when the suspect suddenly appeared before me and brandished a knife," he said when met on Monday. Ng said he was terrified at that point of time, when the suspect wearing a helmet grabbed his neck and demanded him to hand over his pouch bag containing cash. "I fended myself and kicked him but he stabbed my left rib but I still managed to floor him," he said adding that despite his injuries he still kept holding to the suspect to prevent from him from getting away. Luckily for Ng, three men who were passing the street came to his aid and nabbed the suspect. "I was bleeding profusely and someone at the scene rushed me to Malacca Hospital where I received stitches to treat my gash," said the trader. Ng said he was fortunate that his injury was not serious and was discharged from the hospital, on Monday. ACP Raja Sharom said the police visited Ng's house to thank him for helping to nab the suspect. He said the 27-year-old suspect was now being probed under Section 395 of the Penal Code and police were also tracking one of his accomplices. |
| 33 traffic offences recorded at Skudai Toll Plaza during joint operation Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:30 AM PDT JOHOR BARU: A total of 33 traffic offences was recorded during a joint operation involving various agencies at the Skudai Toll Plaza here. During the operation, 114 vehicles were inspected by officials from the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), the police, Road Transport Department (JPJ) and Puspakom. According to SPAD southern region enforcement chief Mej (R) Adli Azmi Alimat, the agency managed to record nine traffic violations during the four-hour operation, which started on 8pm on Saturday. He said four offences involving express buses, three tour buses, and one each for a taxi and a rented car were recorded. "Among the offences committed were not having a permit, operating outside the permitted area, and overloading of passengers," he said. Adli Azmi also said that JPJ handed out 21 summonses while the police issue two summonses. He added that a rented car was also detained for having a fake inspection card from Puspakom. "Such joint operations involving various agencies will continue from time to time as we want to find irresponsible drivers that may put the lives of other road users in danger. "We urged road users to adhere to the rules on the road to avoid them from receiving a ticket," he said. |
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