While you were sleeping

Nazir Sufari Nazir Sufari Updated 8 years ago · Published on 11 Oct 2017 10:00AM · 1 Comments

THE midnight hour marks the transition from one day to the next and the moment when the date changes.

In Kuala Lumpur, the city never sleeps even past midnight. While some sleep, some are lounging around, others running businesses.

For whatever reason, these night owls keep the city of Kuala Lumpur alive and bustling. – October 11, 2017.

A group of boys playing basketball at night in Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
A news vendor sleeping on a pile of newspapers at 3.10am while waiting for his workers to collect their bundle in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
Workers painting the walkway outside the Brickfields MRT station in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
Construction workers digging a road to install water pipes in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
A news vendor sorting out newspapers before sending them to customers as early at 5am in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
Workers busy at a car wash in Kg Baru at 3.30am in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
A group of men enjoying their meal at a stall selling teh tarik, nasi lemak and other local food at 3am. Most of the stall’s customers are news vendors and night-shift workers from around the city. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
An Alam Flora maintenance worker sweeping the street near Kota Raya in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
Workers changing a billboard in Kuala Lumpur at 1am. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
A worker cleaning the kerbside in front of a supermarket near the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) at 3am. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.
A security guard sitting outside a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, October 11, 2017.

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  • Thank you for this amazing glimpse of KL in the wee hours of the morning, and for shining a spotlight on the workers who keep the city running.

    Posted 8 years ago by Shashi Narayanan · Reply