There's Something Fishy

About This Day

In the morning I was asked to go to the Gelang Patah police station because that is where the MCA Gelang Patah division chairman Jason Teoh was going to lodge a report concerning the mass death of fish in Tanjung Kupang, Gelang Patah, Johor.

I was thinking ... What? Again?

On Feb 12 there was already an incident there which resulted in 48 breeders of fish and mussel incurring losses amounting to RM5.5 million.

Bernama reported that the incident was believed to have been caused by the 'red tide' phenomenon, resulting in the presence of excessive plankton, hence reducing oxygen in the water.

So, I came here in the morning only to find out later that Jason knew nothing about going there to lodge a police report today.  Who could've been so mean and naughty to pull such a stunt?  Normally I would've been annoyed.  Surprisingly, today I chose to see it as an honest mistake instead of an act of sabotage.

Anyway, back to the fish story. It was reported that Gelang Patah member of parliament Lim Kit Siang had politicised the issue by claiming that the incident was caused by the reclamation works nearby the affected area, and urged the state government to take serious action to  help those affected.

However, the Johor government-owned Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor Bhd  reportedly refuted Lim's claim.

Jason today said there is no new development concerning the matter.

Later in the day, I was here

I was lepaking (hanging out) at the Johor Bahru Sentral, the inter-city railway station waiting for the Chua Primaseira express bus. The bus was transporting 35 victims of the bus crash in Jalan Kuantan-Segamat on Sunday back to Singapore via the Customs Immigration Quarantine (CIQ) complex.

I then decided to treat myself to some "tauhu bakar" (grilled beancurd) from this stall in Johor Baru City Square.

The "tauhu bakar" here is delicious!