Survivors: Chew (left) at his closed store while his wife Lee Kah Lai, 47, holds up a package of frozen durian from Balik Pulau at Chew Jetty in George Town. ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: After more than a year of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost all business and tourism operators at Chew Jetty have closed for good or temporarily, leaving the once bustling jetties all quiet.
But Chew Cheng Chooi still lives there, waiting for the jetty of his ancestors to go back to livelier times so that he can sell his durian puffs and ice cream again.
The 61-year-old said all the businesses and stores had been closed for months.
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Celebrations for the Jade Emperor s birthday at the Thnee Kong Tnuah in Air Itam were muted this year. CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Celebrations by the Hokkien community here to mark the Jade Emperor s birthday (Thnee Kong Seh) were a muted affair this year.
Roads leading up to the Thnee Kong Tnuah (Jade Emperor Pavilion) here in Ayer Itam were empty and the temple s halls were quiet, with only a few devotees seen in each hall praying with joss sticks and candles. Due to the ongoing movement control order, many people are staying at home and conducting their own offerings and prayers, said temple volunteer Ang Lip Teik.
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