Padan system brings together fishermen’s data from across Malaysia
Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Malaysia has introduced the Padan Fishermen Database System as a central database for information on fishermen nationwide.
- Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said the portal will consolidate and update fishermen’s information in one place.
- The system is intended to provide a single reference for managing aid, subsidies and government planning.
Malaysia has introduced the Padan Fishermen Database System to bring fishermen’s information together on a single central platform.
The system is designed to make it easier to manage assistance and subsidies for fishermen, while also supporting government planning. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said all fishermen’s information can be collected and updated through one portal.
Padan will serve as a single reference point for the authorities, according to Mohamad. The system is intended to streamline the handling of fishermen’s data across Malaysia.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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