Border opening is sweet news for shop owners


Fresh from the oven: Lim cutting the freshly baked banana cake that is ready to be packed and sold. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: He’s hoping that the whiff of the banana cake made by his family-run bakery will bring in customers again, once land travel between Singapore and Malaysia resumes on April 1.

The banana cake had been popular with visitors from as far as Penang, said Lim Toh Huei, who is the manager of a third generation which runs the Hiap Joo Bakery & Biscuit Factory.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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