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Poor man’s fish overfished


Local supplies down: Housewife C. Hemalatha choosing ikan kembung at the Cecil Street Market in George Town, Penang. The fish is now imported from China, Yemen and Pakistan. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: It’s bad enough that ikan kembung, the so-called poor man’s fish, has become pricey with local supplies depleting.

Malaysia now has to import them from faraway countries like China, Yemen and Pakistan.

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