Trading, with one eye on the sky

People walking through the Ramadan bazaar on the Perak Stadium grounds in Ipoh as it starts to rain.

Heavy rain over the first few days of Ramadan has meant fewer customers and wasted food for traders in bazaars around Ipoh

LOOKING forlornly at the sky, trader Che Hamidah Che Hassan prays hard there won’t be another thunderstorm as dark clouds loom on the horizon.