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By SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI PETALING JAYA: The amount of fish caught in Malaysian waters has fallen by nearly 300,000 tonnes since 2016 as concerns rise over the impact of climate change.  The country’s fishermen netted 1.57mil tonnes of fish and other marine species in 2016, according to Department of Fisheries (DoF) statistics.  Since then, their catch has declined by about three percent each year to 1.31mil tonnes in 2022.  The DoF in a report published in June said the outlook for this year is also gloomy.  It anticipates that the impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon could cause a further drop by about 70,000 tonnes this year to 1.24mil tonnes.    Many of Malaysia’s favourite seafood is affected by the declining catch.  They include Pelaling/Temenong, Tenggiri and Kembung, which the Department of Statistics listed as the top three most consumed fish on a per capita basis in Malaysia. 

 By SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI  PETALING JAYA: Malaysians love food, but what do we eat the most?  Rice, the country’s staple food, tops the list.  Malaysia’s per capita consumption of rice is currently at 79kg, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu was reported saying in September.  Statistically, this means that on average each person in Malaysia consumes 79kg of rice per year or about 1.5kg per week.  Apart from rice, data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) offers further insights on other foods we eat a lot of.  DOSM’s 2023 Selected Agricultural Indicators includes per capita consumption figures for meats, fish vegetables and fruits.  According to the report, chicken meat came out tops, followed by coconuts and chicken/duck eggs.  The report states that the country’s per capita consumption of chicken meat stood at 48kg last year, which works out to about 1kg per week.  The annual per capita consumption of coconu

By SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI  PETALING JAYA: KL Sentral, Bukit Bintang and KLCC are the top three most popular destination stations among light rail transit (LRT), mass rapid transit (MRT) and monorail commuters, official data shows.  Statistics from the government’s data portal data.gov.my shows 6.84 million commuters ending their journey at KL Sentral station from January to September this year.  In second and third place are stations located in the Golden Triangle – Kuala Lumpur’s main commercial and shopping area – namely Bukit Bintang and KLCC.  Bukit Bintang recorded a ridership of 5.7mil while KLCC had 5.27mil.  An analysis by The Star found that KL Sentral station had about 25,000 riders daily, while Bukit Bintang station and KLCC station received some 21,000 and 19,000 respectively.    Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd operates three LRT lines – Ampang, Kelana Jaya and Sri Peraling – as well as the KL Monorail and MRT Kajang and Putrajaya lines.  The servic