Are you a fan of rojak and cendol sold by roadside hawker stalls? Do you always buy mixed rice for lunch from the makeshift stalls outside your office building? If yes, then you won’t be able to do so much longer. According to Berita Harian, the Malaysian government wants to get rid of all food stalls along roadsides in Kuala Lumpur by 2020.
The Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor reveals that the all hawkers will be moved to another location or will need to operate from food trucks. In addition to that, the ministry will also ensure that all traders cook elsewhere before selling them at the premises provided.
“At this point of time, there are thousands of roadside hawkers within the Federal Territory and this new proposal will also affect hawkers selling banana fritters or nasi lemak. We will upgrade these street hawkers to a different system aside from providing a dedicated business premise for them,” said Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan.
In order to help the traders, the government will provide assistance to ensure smooth transition, including allocating RM10, 000 worth of grant for the traders provided by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
For many years, these hawker stalls have been causing horrible traffic jams as people tend to park along the road to make their ‘quick’ purchase. Besides that, the cleanliness and hygiene of the food are also highly questionable. Therefore, moving these sellers to a proper retail space can potentially reduce traffic congestion and decrease health risks.
Although most vendors will be reluctant to this change as it can affect their business, moving to a proper premise should be done for the benefit of public. However, these newly allocated spaces should be easy to access with ample of parking spots available as Malaysians constantly look for convenience. So if they find it difficult to get to the stalls, they will most likely not buy the food and this will impact the vendors.
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Jaqueline P’ng Ree Naa
oh dayum
Moving these food stalls into food courts where licences will only be issued to certain parties & people – opening up another can of worms & source of “income” to the party/parties that are in charge of approvals.
Dh nk jd negara dunia pertama. Xde lg gerai2 yg rosakn pemsndangan. Org semekin akn d sapu bwh karpet demi meyakinkn bhw Msia telah maju & taraf dunia pertama. Kesian rakyat semekin
The ban only in KL… Klang still got,
Iqbal Aziz : runcitan under fire
Fark em all.
Good idea as they are so disorderly , blocking pathways and symbol of third world . Time to clean up following similar act of dbkl cleaning up chow kit and bukit bintang areas years ago
Like sanitised west? Pls no. We don’t tread that path
Azman Jenggo I prefer the bukit bintang area now than the one we’re in the past .
I guess most people commenting about “the charm” of street stalls don’t have one near them don’t have to deal with illegal parking making roads dangerous and don’t deal with the mosquitos and vermin that the stall attracts?
NOOOOOOOO
What! They were great! So much for being a “gastro”
Geraldine Stals van Moerkerk dan kom ik niet meer op vakantie!
Ik hoor dat het in China wel nog mag
Tom Stals
Oops…val in herhaling!
lichtelijk 😀
Those stands are part of the Malay culture! They cannot ban them!!!
“Malaysian”
Why complain ..Keep voting on the empty promises .
Not to Malaysian, but to immigrants
Stupid that is our lifestyle… That make Malaysia unique.
“The Federal Territories…Ministry will also ensure that all traders cook elsewhere before selling them at the premises provided.”
So the food will be sitting around for hours in the open air, being kept warm and growing impressive crops of bacteria, then being served tepid? Yeah, sounds much more hygienic than getting it freshly made and piping hot. Not!
Your’e right. Also with a street stall you can see the person cooking your food. You can make a judgement wether to eat there or not. With a restaurant you have no idea what’s going on behind closed doors.
Noooo. Don’t do that! It’s part of what makes KL a special place to live and travel to. The ability to sit and watch the world go by on a real street corner, while enjoying tasty local food, attracts tourists and all the revenues they bring. Who wants to eat in a soulless foodcourt? You could be anywhere and if this happens the tourists probably will be anywhere, ELSE.
I am all for more presentable and clean hawker stands but govt should not force hawkers to purchase from a particular food truck supplier or manufacturer. There should also be no fees to get approval for the stands!
Will it be like Sg where the food is in hawker centers ?
what the actual fuck?!
Good luck
Jokers
Nanti tukar lagi laa… tak akan jadi punya la..
Banyak kan eating house yg bersepadu seperti di singapura..skrg ne..bnyk tanah di kl di dirikan kondo dan shopping mall
How about providing for all your citizens instead of pretending you’re so “advanced” that street food is too good for your nation?
Hopefully before then we get rid of dirty politics bn
OK. Friday noon illegal parkers?
That should ruin the old style amazing culture of Kl