GEORGE TOWN: The economic slowdown has not deterred Hokkiens here from preparing for the Thni Kong Seh (Jade Emperor God’s birthday) celebration which falls on the ninth day of the Chinese lunar calendar.
At the Air Itam market, hailers blared in Hokkien “kamchia, kamchia lai” (Come and get your sugarcane) while thousands of sugarcane stalks lined the road.
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