Packed cafes ordered to close during new year revelry


GEORGE TOWN: The New Year countdown came to an abrupt end for four cafes near the heritage enclave here after the authorities shuttered them on the spot for failing to comply with the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP).

The cafes were slapped with a week’s closure notice by enforcement officers from the local council at between 11.40pm on Dec 31 and 1am on New Year’s Day after their premises were found to be crowded with revellers.

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