Souvenir seller happy to reopen his stall at Stadthuys as Melaka enters Phase Two of NRP

Lone ranger: Ahmad Kamal Ariffin is the only souvenir shop to open at Stadthuys on the second day of Phase Two of NRP. - R.S.N.MURALI/The Star

MELAKA: A 37-year-old souvenir seller harbours hope that his business will rebound to pre-pandemic levels after he turned out to be the only gift stall holder to reopen at the iconic Stadthuys Building at Bandar Hilir here.

With the state moving into Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), Ahmad Kamal Ariffin took the opportunity to promote his products to domestic tourists who flocked to the historic city on Sunday (Sept 5).