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A third-generation Orang Asli farmer tells why harvesting mussels in the Johor Strait is ‘not easy’

A third-generation Orang Asli farmer tells why harvesting mussels in the Johor Strait is ‘not easy’

Published by Sam Flores

In the calm waters of the West Johor Strait, some 3,000 empty blue barrels bob gently on the surface.    The barrels, used in mussel farming, belong to Mr Jefree Salim. He is a third-generation mussel farmer from Malaysia’s Seletar indigenous community, or Orang Asli Seletar, who have lived by the sea for generations.    “I’ve worked on land before, but my heart kept returning to the sea,” the 43-year-old said.    Mr Jefree said that he has been farming mussels for more than 20 years, a trade he learnt from his father and grandfather.   It is unlikely his two daughters, aged 10 and eight, will take over the farms, due to the challenging nature of the work, he added.  “I asked them to study hard and not forget their roots.”     Source link

28 foreign litterbugs nabbed in Johor since Jan 1; immigration department to take action against those who miss court dates

28 foreign litterbugs nabbed in Johor since Jan 1; immigration department to take action against those who miss court dates

Published by Sam Flores

At the end of the two-hour operation on Tuesday (Jan 20), five people – all Malaysians – had been caught. All of them declined comment when approached by CNA. “For most of them nabbed, they were littering even though they were standing close to rubbish bins, so that is very disappointing,” said Zainal Fitri Ahmad, the director of Johor SWCorp.  The government agency has been tasked with enforcing stricter anti-littering penalties in various parts of the country since the start of the year. “This culture of having a clean city is something we see elsewhere and we want to inculcate it here,” he told the media, who were invited to Tuesday’s operation.  The stricter punishment applies to Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perlis and Kedah as well as the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. On top of fines of up to RM2,000 (US$493), litterbugs may now also be sentenced to community service for a period of not more than six months, with a maximum of 12 hours of work under the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management …