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Article: Proposed Felcra tiger prawn project to create 4,000 jobs
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- February 2, 2004
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New Straits Times
02-02-2004
Proposed Felcra tiger prawn project to create 4,000 jobs
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Nation
IPOH, Sun. - The proposed tiger prawn project in Bagan Datoh, Perak, will create about 4,000 jobs, Felcra chairman Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin said today.
He said participants in the 810ha aquaculture project would be selected by the State Government once the land was ready for prawn cultivation by the year-end.
"The participants will partake in the project on a joint-venture basis with Felcra, with the former receiving 70 per cent of the net profit from the cultivation," he told reporters at his house today.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali on Thursday ...