KUALA BESUT, Aug 8 — The presence of tourists in Pulau Perhentian provides a good source of income for resort owners and petty traders on the island, but things have changed since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country.
“Previously, I would use 25 kg of wheat flour to make various types of sweetmeats, as well as bread and puff, which were sold out in two or three hours. Siti Kartini, who has 10 children aged between three and 32, said, she could only make sale of about RM100 a day compared to RM3,000 daily previously.
Meanwhile, Pulau Perhentian Residents Association chairman, Zainuddin Mohd, 52, who is Siti Kartini’s husband, said the closure of the tourism sector had forced a majority of the traders to look for alternatives like farming.
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