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This year’s outstanding awardees are a formidable group dedicated to creating a positive impact on society and the environment.

PETALING JAYA: In the heart of a rapidly developing coastal region in Johor, one organisation is standing as a beacon of hope for the environment and the communities that call it home.

Step into the world of Lim Kim Boon’s lens and witness the power of photography to forge friendships and celebrate diversity across the nation

ANN/THE STAR – Amidst a landscape saturated with transitory digital visuals, Lim Kim Boon has kindled a modest crusade that reveres the splendour encompassing Malaysia’s multifaceted terrains, rich cultures, and its people. For the past four months, Lim has been bringing people together through his “Photo Walk with Kim Boon and Friends” event, in which […]

JOHOR BARU: Rubbish collection services should be extended to rural areas to prevent open burning during the coming dry season, says an environmentalist.

AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. Thirty years ago, fishermen in Mukim Tanjung Kupang could go out for their morning catch and return with kilos of crabs and prawns, earning hundreds, sometimes thousands of ringgit a week. Now, they barely...

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A man who witnessed the daily struggles of fishermen since he was young decided to set up a market that pays them fairly for their hard work.Shalan Jum’at was in kindergarten when he started braving the seas with his fisherman father.

Life support: Shalan attending to a customer buying fish at Pasar Pendekar Laut at Pendas Laut, Gelang Patah. — THOMAS YONG/The Star ISKANDAR PUTERI: Located about 40km away from Johor Baru, at Jetty Pak Ngah in Pendas Laut here lies a small market that has been somewhat of a lifeline to some 40 fishermen from around the area. The market, dubbed Pasar Pendekar Laut, is the brainchild of 35-year-old fisherman Shalan Jum’at who wants to give the fishing community here a chance of getting fair...

Shalan Jumat (left) and his customers at Pasar Pendekar Laut. Photo: Dr Serina Rahman As the son of a fisherman, Shalan Jum’at has witnessed, all his life, how hard it was for his dad to earn a decent wage from their honest day’s work. Desiring to see the fishermen in Tanjung Kupang, Johor, earn a fair wage for their hard labour, Shalan started Pasar Pendekar Laut (Sea Warriors’ Market) at Gelang Patah, Johor, several years ago. “I saw the struggles that my father and other fishermen ha...