CUE READER: Youngsters in Indrasabah, East Malaysia are beginning to shun the Bagangs (Baa-gang). Newmond Tibin reports.
VOT - Script
Youngsters in Indrasabah, East Malaysia are beginning to shun the Bagangs - a traditional fishing platform that offer a good income to local fishermen.
Most of them favour working elsewhere in the mainland, while seasoned fishermen carry on the practice.
However, young fisherman from Indrasabah in Tawau, Sukri Mohd Noor said there were still youngsters determined to continue the Bagang fishing.
Sukri said about 2,000 residents in the village were involved in traditional Bagang fishing. They earned between RM300 and RM1,000 per month.
He added at present, there were more than 500 Bagang in Indrasabah -- the biggest producer of anchovy in Sabah.
Sukri said, he decided to emulate his father's footsteps to become a fulltime fisherman, despite the negative perception of some people towards this traditional profession.
end.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment