KUALA LUMPUR: A promotional poster calling for applicants for a street traders programme at Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Lorong TAR) will not be a bazaar-like concept, says the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
THE Masjid India Business Owners Association (Miba) and the Batu Road Retailers Association (Barra) are against any move by the government to introduce a street traders programme in Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Lorong TAR).
Making ends meet: Saodah selling kuih at her stall in Bukit Melawati, which is her only source of income.
KUALA LUMPUR: The abrupt order to close the Ramadan bazaar at Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman here has left a very bitter taste among traders.
They lament having to shoulder steep losses due to unsold stock.
Amjad Ali Rahimatullah, 43, who sells traditional clothes, said stallholders dropped the prices of their goods significantly last Sunday in a mad rush to clear stock ahead of yesterday’s closure.
“I myself had to let go of my kurta shirts, which I normally price at around RM70 apiece for as low as RM10.
Rela personnel at the entrance into Section C of the bazaar in Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman.
LATE night shopping at the Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman bazaar has come to an abrupt stop following the implementation of the movement control order.
The authorities confirmed that the annual Hari Raya Aidilfitri bazaar in Kuala Lumpur would close from today in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive.
A Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) spokesperson said this followed Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri’s directive for all bazaars in MCO areas to cease operations.
Federal Hawkers and Petty Traders Association president Datuk Seri Rosli Sulaiman, when contacted, said bazaar traders started packing up their belongings yesterday.
PETALING JAYA: All premises and bazaars listed in the Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) will be ordered to close for three days, says Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He also said that all Ramadan and Aidilfitri bazaars in movement control order areas would be closed from Monday (May 10), he said.
Among the Ramadan bazaars flagged as potential hotspots in the HIDE system were Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur and Precinct 3, Putrajaya.
In a statement on Saturday (May 8), Ismail Sabri said the government was constantly reviewing its standard operating procedures and would tighten it and if there was an increase in daily cases.