14/03/2009

MALAYSIA: more subsidies to fishermen

As part of its second economic stimulus package the Mlaysian government has decided to help fishermen affected by disasters at sea by setting-up a Fishermen's Welfare Fund with an initial allocation of RM2 million (or USD .54 million), which would be managed by Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia (the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia).

Here are links to news articles on this Fund:

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/2501685/Article/index_html

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=395159

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/11/minibudget/20090311074124&sec=minibudget

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