Whispering the SOP out loud

Fishermen returning from sea and hauling in their catches for sale at Pasar Bisik in Penaga, Kepala Batas. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

IT may be the conditional movement control order period but it is still hard to break the century-old habit of whispering at Pasar Bisik in Kuala Muda.

Kuala Muda Fishermen Unit chief Ariffin Mat said he faces an uphill task daily to ensure buyers and fishermen maintain physical distancing in this market where buyers, since over 100 years ago, would murmur the prices they are willing to pay in hushed voices close to the fishermen’s ears.