Traders want lower rental at rebuilt Pasar Payang 1

The newly rebuilt Pasar Payang 1 will house 412 shoplots, including those selling kitchenware. — Bernama

A TOTAL of 400 Pasar Payang I traders are requesting the Terengganu government review rental rates for the new premises, which they claim are exhorbitant.

State Pasar Payang and Heritage Bazaar Traders Association chairman Ahmad Sukri Abdullah said the traders received a notice from Kuala Terengganu City Council (MBKT), indicating a rent increase of between 300% and 500%.