Monsoon season is putting fishermen out of work

By SHARANPAL SINGH RANDHAWA

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Saturday, 31 Oct 2015
12:00 AM MYT

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KUALA TERENGGANU: The monsoon season, marked by continuous rain and thunderstorms, has kept thousands of coastal fishermen idle due to weather warnings and rough sea conditions.

North Kuala Terengganu Fishermen Association chairman Jaafar @ A. Rahman Abu Bakar said fishermen were not able to go to sea since the start of the monsoon season because the waves were big and dangerous.

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
PERMAJU	0.030	0.045	0.030	0.040	0.010	33.33	549,198
HSI-PWD1	0.190	0.210	0.180	0.195	0.000	0.00	532,470
HSI-PWD7	0.205	0.230	0.200	0.220	0.010	4.76	530,406
HSI-CWEO	0.155	0.155	0.135	0.135	-0.010	-6.90	510,830
SAPNRG	0.045	0.050	0.045	0.045	0.000	0.00	478,502
HI	1.270	1.330	1.200	1.330	0.110	9.02	401,830
HSI-CWCY	0.180	0.180	0.140	0.145	-0.025	-14.71	391,282
PERTAMA	0.110	0.130	0.105	0.115	0.005	4.55	386,360
HSI-CWEJ	0.180	0.180	0.150	0.150	-0.015	-9.09	384,772
NEXG	0.255	0.255	0.240	0.245	-0.010	-3.92	354,353
HSI-CWCM	0.170	0.175	0.120	0.130	-0.025	-16.13	293,024
HSI-PWFR	0.160	0.175	0.160	0.175	0.015	9.38	268,123
EDEN-WC	0.025	0.035	0.025	0.030	0.005	20.00	265,878
FOCUS	0.020	0.025	0.020	0.020	0.000	0.00	244,940
POS	0.250	0.290	0.250	0.255	0.000	0.00	237,255

Monsoon season is putting fishermen out of work