THE Penang government is grateful that the operating hours for hawkers, vendors, eateries and restaurants have been streamlined. State local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the operating hours from 6am to 10pm allowed now made a lot of difference for both businessmen and customers alike. Jagdeep had recently raised the concerns of hawker stalls at public markets, who were earlier allowed to only start operating at 8am, while markets could open at 6am. He said though they were in the same premises, there was a difference in operating hours. He also called on everyone to cooperate with the authorities and follow necessary standard operating procedures to ensure cases fall below the 4,000 mark.

Source: The Star June 30, 2021 23:37 UTC