Unwelcomed lull: Chinatown in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur looks deserted on the weekend. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star
THE empty streets, with only a handful of customers shopping at Petaling Street’s Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, are a reminder of how this tourism hotspot is reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To compound matters, the conditional movement control order (MCO) from Oct 14 to Dec 6 has left the area almost deserted.
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Unwelcomed lull: Chinatown in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur looks deserted on the weekend. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star
A fruit seller at Chinatown waiting for customers.
Ang hopes the Government can give more incentives to Petaling Street traders.
Some stalls in Petaling Street remain closed during the conditional MCO.
Wong with Chinese New Year cookies at his stall is not thinking about profit, only the survival of his business.
Melvin is worried because his century-old shop in Petaling Street is making losses.
Pooi Chee says sales has dropped during this conditional MCO period.
Shoppers seen here following the standard operating procedure at the entrance of a stall in Petaling Street.
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