Vegetable vendors impacted by MCO


Vegetable vendors usually package produce at night but with the MCO in place, they must operate during the day. — Filepic

KUANTAN: Tanah Rata assemblyman Chiong Yoke Kong is urging the government to ease operating hour restrictions for vegetable vendors to prevent an impact on the food production and supply chain.

Chiong said some of the measures announced and imposed during the movement control order (MCO) period were inconsistent with how real market and supply chain works, causing the vegetable supply in the market to become unstable while food prices were increasing.

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