Myanmar-born fish farmer, 39, graduates with aquaculture polytechnic diploma in Singapore


Farm manager Soe Pyae Kyaw, 39, with his polytechnic diploma in aquaculture and a red snapper at The Fish Farmer fish farm. - ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Soe Pyae Kyaw, 39, who hails from Myanmar, stumbled into fish farming four years after working as a seafood deliveryman in Singapore.

In 2019, when the manager at the Changi fish farm he was working for left, Soe was thrust into managing the coastal farm.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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