Bukit Jalil shop given a week to remove obstruction

Pedestrians are unable to access the five-foot way after a shopowner put up potted plants to protect customers from snatch thefts that happened previously. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

A COFFEESHOP owner in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, is in hot water with the authorities for blocking the five-foot way outside his shop with potted plants to deter snatch thieves.

Angry residents had written to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and StarMetro complaining that the move was endangering pedestrians at the Jalil Link commercial centre.