Eateries thrive with Sultan’s support

The popular Foon yew Laksa stall serves piping hot curry noodles with more than 50 types of yong tau fu and other stuffed vegetables to choose from. They also amassed a large multi-racial following over the years since moving to stulang Walk about a decade ago. — THOMas yOnG/The star

FOR years, these food and beverage businesses operated at humble roadside stalls until one day, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar decided to build them proper facilities in Stulang to continue serving the dishes in a better environment.

Norshazlin Abdullah, who occupies one of the five stalls along Stulang Walk in Johor Baru, said her father started selling banana fritters near a power substation near Serene Park more than 30 years ago.