A POPULAR roast duck stall which has been operating for the last 60 years in Kulim, Kedah, will finally close down later this year after the owner was unable to find a successor for his business, reported Sin Chew Daily.
The owner of Lunas Tan Kee Roast Duck, Chen You Liang, confirmed that he will be closing the business soon and that he was in the midst of transferring the ownership of the shoplot where he is operating from.
Chen, who took over the business from his father, said all of his children were pursuing their own dreams and that there was no one to take over his shop.
He said he has missed out a lot on life spending most of his time running both the storefront and kitchen.
Chen said he felt a pang of envy seeing his friends spend their golden years travelling while he still has to run a business.
With his children all grown up, Chen has considered retiring for some time now.
He thanked customers for their support for more than half a century.
He said the shop began as a food cart attached to a rickshaw when his father started the business.
When business got better, Chen was able to expand his business into a shop after taking over and even managed to open a second branch.
> China’s exceptionally long Golden Week this year is a boon for pet sitters, with operators charging as much as 8,100 yuan (RM4,786) for one week’s work, reported Kwong Wah Daily.
One of them was Heng who runs a luxury pet sitting business in Shanghai and had reportedly received 270 orders for on-site pet-sitting services for the eight-day holiday.
One of Heng’s clients had nine dogs, 11 cats and some 20 other pets made up of parrots, tortoises and meerkats.
In addition to feeding the animals, Heng was required to walk the nine dogs two times a day and so, he charged the client 8,100 yuan for nine days of work.
According to a survey, the prices for pet-sitting services are standardised in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen.
Just to feed pets, sitters usually charge around 30 yuan (RM18) for travel within a 3km radius and 40 yuan (RM24) for 5km, as well as an extra five yuan (RM3) for every additional pet.
However, sitters who have made a name for themselves could charge more.
Heng said he has nine years of experience and possesses a degree in veterinary medicine and law.
As such, he charges upwards of 100 yuan (RM59) for every visit.
He added that most of his clients are online influencers or business owners.
China saw a longer Golden Week as the Mid-Autumn festival fell on Oct 6 this year, which extended the National Day holidays that began on Oct 1.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
