Compiled by Ho Jia Wen, Jarod Lim and R. Aravinthan
SOCIAL media has been helpful for retiree Mamat Ismail as he learnt to raise goats by watching YouTube, Sinar Harian reported.
“I was interested in rearing goats since young but work constraints made me wait till I retire,” said Mamat, who has 19 grandchildren.
Using RM40,000 six years ago, Mamat, 65, started with 40 goats consisting of the Jamnapari and Saanen breeds.
With 70 animals now, he said although the sale of goats had not always been profitable, he persisted because of his interest.
He said he explored YouTube videos to see examples of goat rearing methods from other farmers, while also seeking advice from government departments about medical care for his animals. Mamat, who rears his livestock at Bukit Indera Muda, Penang, said 14 goats had been sold so far for the Hari Raya Haji ritual sacrifice this year.
> Two elderly single mothers in Kuala Selangor have been scammed by a man claiming to be a minister’s aide, Utusan Malaysia reported.
Shaidah Hamid, 71, was resting outside her home when a man in his 30s came up to her about 11am on June 16.
“This man said he was a minister’s aide who wanted to arrange for food and financial aid.
“I didn’t suspect anything and got in his car,” she said.
The man then drove her and a neighbour, Saamah Basri, 72, to Bestari Jaya, where the man asked for their jewellery and identity cards, saying that they needed be weighed to determine their value for zakat and instructed them to wait at a nearby restaurant.
“We only became suspicious when the man didn’t show up after an hour.
“I was shocked (at the realisation) and phoned a neighbour to pick us up,” she said.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
