Fewer delivery riders as many leave for their old jobs


Staying put: Nur Hazwani is now back at work at the souvenir shop in Penang Hill lower station. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Having become delivery riders after losing their jobs during the pandemic, many are now switching back to their old jobs after more sectors reopen under the National Recovery Plan.

Souvenir shop supervisor Nur Hazwani Johari, 25, said although the food delivery gig paid more than her job, she is happy to be back at work at the souvenir outlet.

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