KUALA LUMPUR: Greed among locals and a lack of enforcement have turned wet markets into haunts for illegal activities. Poultry trader Arbaain Rawi, 55, claims that about half of the 700 operators at the market are foreigners. A regular patron, Shahrul Imran, 46, says many prefer wet markets because they offer cheaper and fresher produce. “But, sadly, after a while, the same people will return to their stalls.”Chandran says when it comes to cleanliness, foreign stall operators are not cooperative. He urges the public to lodge complaints on illegal immigrants as foreigners are not allowed to run petty trade in Malaysia.

Source: New Strait Times September 30, 2017 00:00 UTC