Hawkers lauded for hanging up apron for the day to distribute free meals


A long line of people waiting to receive free packets of the rice dish at Padang Brown Food Complex. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

EVERY year during the Maulidur Rasul celebration, hawkers at the Padang Brown Food Complex in George Town have shared with communities a meal of fragrant rice dish cooked in ghee and spices, and served with chicken curry.

This has been their tradition over the past half century.

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