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</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>For security reasons, 10 fishermen who use the structure will have to move to another one 2km away </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Tan Dawn Wei
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At Bahtera jetty (left), fishermen load fish directly onto lorries that are parked at the water's edge. They will no longer be able to do this this from Wednesday. -- ST PHOTOS: DESMOND LIM AND SAMUEL HE
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->For more than 10 years, fisherman Sim Song Huat has relied on a jetty in Jalan Bahtera in Lim Chu Kang to unload his fish.
The 58-year-old, who has been in the trade for 20 years, requires only a three-minute boat ride to get to the jetty from his offshore farm along the Johor Strait.
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How do you move a fish farm the size of half a football field?
Slowly. Excruciatingly slowly.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>At the jetty, he can load his fish onto lorries daily. The catch is sold to supermarkets, restaurants and other parts of the world.
From Wednesday, along with nine other fishermen, he will have to use the Lim Chu Kang jetty, 2km away.
The police have ordered the Bahtera jetty to be closed. A spokesman told The Sunday Times that it is part of an 'ongoing process to further enhance Singapore's coastline security'.
The news, which the fisherfolk received last month, has not gone down swimmingly.
'There are 40 fishermen who are using the Lim Chu Kang jetty and there are already fights; what more when the 10 of us join in?' said Mr Sim.
The jetty is busiest between 7am and 10am and from 5pm to 10pm.
For the 10 fishermen, using the Lim Chu Kang jetty will mean a doubling of their current petrol bills of about $700 and time spent. And time is critical when it comes to fresh fish.
There can be as many as 20 boats in the queue during peak hours, which means a wait of close to an hour. Workers have to haul containers weighing 120kg each onto the jetty before transporting them on trolleys to trucks near the shore.
At Bahtera Jetty, trucks can park at the edge of the water, which makes loading much easier.
Despite meetings with the police and the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), which licenses fish farmers, the authorities are adamant about shutting down the jetty.
'A large part of Singapore's northern shoreline is remote, making it susceptible to intrusions by small craft.
=> Is not the correct solution to post gookas or poodles to jaga the jetty? If MSK can limp away from a "high-security" prison at will, how will closing the jetty help in securing the coastline? Which jiat liao bee paper scholar's idea is it? Have they thought how their action is gonna impact livelihood?
'The Jalan Bahtera jetty, which is a makeshift structure located at a remote spot, makes it vulnerable to illegal landing of unauthorised people and items, especially during the hours when the jetty is not used by the fish farmers,' said the police spokesman.
The authorities had raised the issue of security with the fishermen as early as 2006. Then, it suggested that security guards be hired to monitor the jetty around the clock.
But the fishermen were reluctant to foot the bill, which would have cost them $500 each a month.
=> Can lose $260B in 8 months with no regret, but cannot spend $500 pm to jaga the place? Not to mention that defence spending is among the highest in the world and is still going up. WHAT THE FCUK IS THE PAPEE UP TO?
'Why should we have to hire guards? It would put a financial burden on us and this security issue is not our problem,' said Mr Lim Sin Guan, 42, another fisherman at Lim Chu Kang.
But the police said this is in line with its policy 'that premises' owners take responsibility in contributing towards security, apart from the efforts of the security agencies'.
=> Donch u feel like giving Yellow a tight slap on his CB face?
This idea was subsequently dropped, but to beef up security, the fishermen spent $8,000 putting up a gate at Bahtera jetty and kept it under lock and key.
According to Mr Ang Su Kuang, 52, who represents the group of fishermen, a set of keys was given to the Police Coast Guard which does daily checks at the jetty.
=> This situation is getting fcuking ridiculous! So one can expect the poodles to assume the gate would be sufficient to deter intruders?
To boost the safety of Singapore waters, all AVA-licensed fishing vessels and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore-licensed powered harbour and pleasure craft are fitted with a tracking device.
The fishermen have written to Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam for help. He is a Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC, Mr Ang's constituency.
Several fishermen said they may close shop if the appeal is not successful. Uncertain about their future, many have stopped rearing new batches of fish. They have also asked the police to give them three months to think of a solution.
=> While the BEST PAID govt in the world carry on jiat liao bee and going to French cooking classes? Do u really want to vote in such a fcuked up govt again?
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U fight u die your own biz hor! If u want, lodge a magistrate's complaint and donch kar cheow my poodles hor! *chey*
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>For security reasons, 10 fishermen who use the structure will have to move to another one 2km away </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Tan Dawn Wei
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At Bahtera jetty (left), fishermen load fish directly onto lorries that are parked at the water's edge. They will no longer be able to do this this from Wednesday. -- ST PHOTOS: DESMOND LIM AND SAMUEL HE
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->For more than 10 years, fisherman Sim Song Huat has relied on a jetty in Jalan Bahtera in Lim Chu Kang to unload his fish.
The 58-year-old, who has been in the trade for 20 years, requires only a three-minute boat ride to get to the jetty from his offshore farm along the Johor Strait.
<TABLE width=200 align=left valign="top"><TBODY><TR><TD class=padr8><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story --><STYLE type=text/css> #related .quote {background-color:#E7F7FF; padding:8px;margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;} #related .quote .headline {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;font-weight:bold; border-bottom:3px double #007BFF; color:#036; text-transform:uppercase; padding-bottom:5px;} #related .quote .text {font-size:11px;color:#036;padding:5px 0px;} </STYLE>3 hours to move fish farm by 3km
How do you move a fish farm the size of half a football field?
Slowly. Excruciatingly slowly.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>At the jetty, he can load his fish onto lorries daily. The catch is sold to supermarkets, restaurants and other parts of the world.
From Wednesday, along with nine other fishermen, he will have to use the Lim Chu Kang jetty, 2km away.
The police have ordered the Bahtera jetty to be closed. A spokesman told The Sunday Times that it is part of an 'ongoing process to further enhance Singapore's coastline security'.
The news, which the fisherfolk received last month, has not gone down swimmingly.
'There are 40 fishermen who are using the Lim Chu Kang jetty and there are already fights; what more when the 10 of us join in?' said Mr Sim.
The jetty is busiest between 7am and 10am and from 5pm to 10pm.
For the 10 fishermen, using the Lim Chu Kang jetty will mean a doubling of their current petrol bills of about $700 and time spent. And time is critical when it comes to fresh fish.
There can be as many as 20 boats in the queue during peak hours, which means a wait of close to an hour. Workers have to haul containers weighing 120kg each onto the jetty before transporting them on trolleys to trucks near the shore.
At Bahtera Jetty, trucks can park at the edge of the water, which makes loading much easier.
Despite meetings with the police and the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), which licenses fish farmers, the authorities are adamant about shutting down the jetty.
'A large part of Singapore's northern shoreline is remote, making it susceptible to intrusions by small craft.
=> Is not the correct solution to post gookas or poodles to jaga the jetty? If MSK can limp away from a "high-security" prison at will, how will closing the jetty help in securing the coastline? Which jiat liao bee paper scholar's idea is it? Have they thought how their action is gonna impact livelihood?
'The Jalan Bahtera jetty, which is a makeshift structure located at a remote spot, makes it vulnerable to illegal landing of unauthorised people and items, especially during the hours when the jetty is not used by the fish farmers,' said the police spokesman.
The authorities had raised the issue of security with the fishermen as early as 2006. Then, it suggested that security guards be hired to monitor the jetty around the clock.
But the fishermen were reluctant to foot the bill, which would have cost them $500 each a month.
=> Can lose $260B in 8 months with no regret, but cannot spend $500 pm to jaga the place? Not to mention that defence spending is among the highest in the world and is still going up. WHAT THE FCUK IS THE PAPEE UP TO?
'Why should we have to hire guards? It would put a financial burden on us and this security issue is not our problem,' said Mr Lim Sin Guan, 42, another fisherman at Lim Chu Kang.
But the police said this is in line with its policy 'that premises' owners take responsibility in contributing towards security, apart from the efforts of the security agencies'.
=> Donch u feel like giving Yellow a tight slap on his CB face?
This idea was subsequently dropped, but to beef up security, the fishermen spent $8,000 putting up a gate at Bahtera jetty and kept it under lock and key.
According to Mr Ang Su Kuang, 52, who represents the group of fishermen, a set of keys was given to the Police Coast Guard which does daily checks at the jetty.
=> This situation is getting fcuking ridiculous! So one can expect the poodles to assume the gate would be sufficient to deter intruders?
To boost the safety of Singapore waters, all AVA-licensed fishing vessels and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore-licensed powered harbour and pleasure craft are fitted with a tracking device.
The fishermen have written to Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam for help. He is a Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC, Mr Ang's constituency.
Several fishermen said they may close shop if the appeal is not successful. Uncertain about their future, many have stopped rearing new batches of fish. They have also asked the police to give them three months to think of a solution.
=> While the BEST PAID govt in the world carry on jiat liao bee and going to French cooking classes? Do u really want to vote in such a fcuked up govt again?
[email protected]
U fight u die your own biz hor! If u want, lodge a magistrate's complaint and donch kar cheow my poodles hor! *chey*
