IPOH, Nov. 26 -- Perak Opposition Leader Razman Zakaria has urged the state government to allocate compensation under Budget 2026 for fishermen in Gerik whose livelihoods have been affected by the recent river pollution incident.

Razman said the discolouration of river water in Gerik, involving fish death, has caused fishermen to lose income as locals fear to consume fish caught from contaminated water.

"Their income has been affected, and the people there themselves don't dare to eat fish from the river.

"They said the water may be contaminated by radioactivity, so they are afraid," he told reporters at the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building's entrance here.

Razman also said a memorandum from the affected fishermen will be forwarded to Men...