Prices of certain fish to remain high until a month after CNY, say market traders

By REMAR NORDIN

JOHOR BARU: The price of certain types of fish such as siakap (sea bass) and bawal putih (white pomfret) is expected to increase until a month after the Chinese New Year celebration.

According to fishmonger Rudi Zulkarnain, the increase would also affect ikan merah (red grouper) and kerapu (grouper) prices starting this week.

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