Pulau Redang residents fish, sell kueh to put food on the table during the pandemic

They also did not want to depend on assistance from the government and the public, but persevered by doing various jobs to ensure there was food on the table.

"But the hotel management had to rotate the attendance of the workers, as there are not many tourists, as previously. "Imagine, all this while Pulau Redang was always lively with the arrival of tourists. It did not cross the mind of my husband Suhaili Mohamad, 43, that he would be unemployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"My pay was RM1,500, now I can get RM500 to RM750. I have a heart condition and cannot do heavy work. If I am up to it, I will venture further out to fish. On days that I feel unwell, I just stay at home.

I hope they open tourism soon for the sake of the people who depend on it . Other countries have

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