Orders from Brunei and Indonesia ensures songkok makers some relief amid gloomy demand from Malaysia

IPOH, April 26 (Bernama): A songkok maker, Hamzah Irzal, is one of the small traders who find it hard to eke out a living, as the country is still reeling in the fight against Covid-19, with only about 200 orders received for his traditional headgear thus far, with the Aidilfitri celebration just 16 days away.

This scenario is far from previous years, prior to the pandemic, when Hamzah, 52, of Pustaka Al Jilani, received orders in the thousands.