Coronavirus kills the mood of Hari Raya traders


Sheridan Mahavera Aminah Farid

A family shopping for Raya clothing at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. The area is usually bustling during Ramadan but Covid-19 has dampened the festive feeling for both traders and shoppers. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, May 20, 2020.

IF not for a passion for small fish, Dehyatul Qolbi Hassanuddin’s songkok business would have been underwater because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Like almost all businesses nationwide, Dehyatul’s small clothing and songkok shop lost all its customers when the pandemic forced an eight-week shutdown of most of the economy.


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  • Hey
    Everyone regardless of race, religion or belief
    Is affected

    Posted 3 years ago by Lan Lan