Six farmers net a tidy sum — thanks to hot spell

(From left) Mazlan Abdul Manaf, 43, Suhaimi and Asrul Amran, 29, using basket fish traps to catch fish in a drying padi field at Kampung Telaga Bata in Alor Setar, Kedah.

The scorching heat in Kedah the past few days may be a bane for many.

However, for six farmers here, who are pocketing about RM3,000 daily by catching 400kg of spotted gourami (ikan sepat) and common snakehead fish (haruan), the hot weather is surely a boon.