Mayor eases plight of traders


People come and go. Some stop to buy local produce such as sireh leaves and betel nuts. Others, especially tourists, stop to take a closer look at what is in the bags and plastic trays displayed in front of the vendors. 

Like the 12 other vendors next to her, Modankansing Makalap, waits patiently for passers-by to buy her sireh leaves, betel nuts, tobacco and nipah leaves (for rolling tobacco) from Kampung Sumbilingon in the northern Kota Marudu district. 

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