If it’s illegal ... it’s gone


Not permitted: MBPP taking action against illegal businesses, demolishing shacks and seizing equipment from food stalls, grocery shops and car washes. — Photo courtesy of Penang Island City Council

GEORGE TOWN: These are restless days for some of the thousands of small businesses here because city council enforcers with chainsaws, angle grinders and sledgehammers are out in the field daily.

The enforcement blitz that started early this year has kept business owners on their toes, since even eateries putting tables and chairs on five-foot ways at night find their furniture confiscated with no chance of getting them back.

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