Thursday, 11 Feb 2021 06:17 AM MYT
BY KENNETH TEE
People queue to purchase food to go at Thong Kee Cafe in Pandan Indah February 10, 2021. Picture by Hari Anggara
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 The first day the government lifted its ban against dining in at restaurants under the movement control order (MCO) did not have quite the desired effect, judging from
Malay Mail’s observations of several food and beverage establishments in the city.
Though dine-in is allowed again, restaurant operators met during the walkabout remarked that the 24-hour announcement caught them by surprise, leaving them insufficient time to ready their front of house for patrons.
The Jalan Manis area is one of the busiest in Cheras. A commercial centre in Taman Segar, it is bounded by Jalan Manis, Jalan Manis 1, Jalan Manis 2, Jalan Manis 3, Jalan Manis 4, Jalan Manis 5, Jalan Manis 6 and Jalan Manis 7. Developed by PPB Hartabina Sdn Bhd, this commercial centre consists of 3- and 3½-storey shopoffices, Cheras LeisureMall and Cheras Plaza.
The area is known for its food offerings such as Anna Elizabeth The Deli, Dragon Door Steamboat, Kaki Bola XO Fish Head Noodle, Ahroy Thai Cuisine and Restoran Makanan Teow Chew.
According to MacReal International Sdn Bhd associate director Gan Boon How, the Jalan Manis area is located off Jalan Cheras in Taman Segar and about 9km southeast of the Kuala Lumpur city centre, which is under the jurisdiction of Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
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AMPANG: A total of 15 men, including a 17-year-old student, were detained following a fight between two gangs in Pandan Indah here.
The suspects, who were armed with motorcycle helmets and wooden sticks, were fighting over control over the area in Lembah Jaya here.
Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Farouk Eshak said police rushed to the scene and arrested the suspects aged from 17 to 35 at about 10.30pm on Monday (Dec 28). Four of the suspects had past records for theft and rioting. One of them was even previously arrested under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca), he said on Tuesday (Dec 29).
Covid casualties The coronavirus has also made numerous others broke and homeless.
PETALING JAYA: If there is one person who has witnessed the worst of the economic impact of Covid-19, it is Pandan Indah state assemblyman Izham Hashim.
“I used to get one or two persons coming to our community service centre every six months to ask for help because they faced financial difficulties,” he told theSun recently.
“But since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March, we have had more than three persons coming in to beg for help every month,” he said.
Constituents in Pandan Indah account for a large proportion of the urban poor.