‘Business slow despite crowds in town for Deepavali’

By LO TERN CHERN

Last-minute shopping: People walking about at Little India in George Town, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: More holidaymakers are expected to visit the George Town heritage enclave during the long Deepavali weekend that starts tomorrow, but businesses here are not expecting a boost.

A souvenir shop owner who wished to be known only as Koay, 50, said business has been slow in recent months.

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