Seafood export to Singapore down by half

Compiled by C. Aruno, Allison Lai, Jo Timbuong and R. Aravinthan

NANYANG Siang Pau reported that Malaysia’s seafood exports to Singapore have gone down by 50% following the Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak.

A member of the National Fishermen’s Association (Nekmat) board of directors, Heng Hee Seng, was quoted as saying that the export of fish such as giant seabass and snappers to the island state was badly affected.