GEORGE TOWN: For the first time in over 200 years, it was quiet at Hai Choo Soo Temple in Tanjong Tokong as the pandemic got the better of the annual Chneah Hoay (flame-watching) ceremony.
In the past, it would be a hive of activity with devotees and businessmen thronging the temple to watch the deity’s prediction on the economy for the year.
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