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.
JOHOR BARU: The third batch of 10 new Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) local councillors was sworn in here on Tuesday (May 4), a recovering stroke patient among them.
Pulai MCA secretary Teoh Hee Teck attended the ceremony in a wheelchair after suffering a minor stroke recently.
The 59-year-old recalled feeling weakness in his hands all of a sudden one day in March and was rushed to the hospital.
“After a check-up, the doctor informed me that I had suffered from a minor stroke. He also told me that I would be able to recover in two to three months, ” he said.
KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): A total of 3,500 entrepreneurs are targeted to benefit from a RM3.11 million allocation from the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) and SME Corp Malaysia through the Warongku platform.
Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said of the target number of entrepreneurs, 2,000 hawkers and small traders have already joined the Warongku platform as e-merchants while the remaining 1,500 are being sought.
Warongku is under the Hawker and Trader Development Programme via the Smart Digital Terminal spearheaded by MEDAC through its agency, SME Corp Malaysia. It is a continuation of the e-runner project, ie. Warong Rider .
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