Penang city council threatens suspension after hawkers fight over where customers may sit

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Penang city council threatens suspension after hawkers fight over where customers may sit
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The hawkers force customers to buy their food from the stalls nearest to where they are seated. Read more at straitstimes.com.

GEORGE TOWN - With the “table war” at food courts getting out of hand – there have even been scuffles between hawkers – the Penang Island City Council has been forced to step in.

The council, however, is having none of it. Bright red signages have now been placed at popular hawker centres to make it clear that “the customers are free to sit anywhere and order from any stall”. “This is not something new but there have been many complaints during this post-pandemic period as more tourists are visiting Penang. So, we put up the signages last year,” she said.

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