'It's tough to do business': Over half of 18 sugarcane stalls at Marsiling hawker centre close due to rising costs

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At its peak, Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre was home to 18 stalls selling sugarcane juice. Today, only seven are still in business. The rest have shuttered due to the rising costs faced by the hawkers over the past few years, Chua Lay Sing, chairman of Woodlands Town Centre Merchants' Association, told Shin Min Daily News on Friday (June 21). In...

'It's tough to do business': Over half of 18 sugarcane stalls at Marsiling hawker centre close due to rising costs

The Covid-19 pandemic did not help matters, as foreigners working at farms in Malaysia packed up and returned to their home countries, reported Shin Min. A box of sugarcane weighs about 20kg and was sold for between $20 and $30 before the pandemic, said another supplier.Among the seven stallholders still selling sugarcane juice at the Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre is 60-year-old Chen.

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