‘US dollar’ popular as hell money this year

In high demand: Ang showing the US dollar hell notes at her shop in Kimberley Street, Penang.

IPOH: The weakened ringgit has got the Chinese community worried for their departed ones as well.

With All-Souls Day (Qing Ming) being observed 10 days before and 10 days after April 4, many stores selling religious items are seeing an increase in the sale of “hell money” – notes printed to resemble legal tender and burnt as offerings for the deceased – in foreign currency, especially US dollars.