Risky business still in high demand


Illegal stalls continue to mushroom in Bukit Ampang despite the danger, due to demand by visitors and customers at the lookout point. — Filepic

IT HAS been close to three years since I last visited the panoramic lookout point in Bukit Ampang, Selangor, and it was not a pleasant sight.

Instead of sweeping vistas of the Kuala Lumpur skyline, I was greeted by plastic tables and chairs placed haphazardly with dozens of stalls and food trucks by the side of a steep slope.

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