Wholesalers laud DBKL ban on illegals at market | The Malaysian Insight

A Rohingya teen trying to squeeze through razor wires around the Selayang wholesale market in April. DBKL has banned refugees from entering the market, leading to an outcry among activists. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 25, 2020.

FRUIT and vegetable traders at the Selayang wholesale market have welcomed Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s move to limit the number of foreigners at the site. They told The Malaysian Insight that it will help put a stop to their “endless headaches” over the past decade due to illegal immigrants, who have taken control of stall lots and are trading openly in the parking lot, squeezing out local traders.

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