Queensbay Mall opened for business on Dec 2006.
The grassy seaside promenade first attracted just 3 mobile hawkers before it turned into an 18 trader problem today.
These hawkers now refuse to move and claim that they have been operating there for the past six years,not 4 years and 4 months.
They are now feigning innocence but I do remember that there was one year(when those Gerakan puppets were still in power) where enforcement units were stationed there with the whole intention to prevent them from operating.A similar operasi was also carried out in Gurney Drive.
During that period,hawkers in both places played a cat and mouse game with the officers,opening only after they had left.
Question is,if they weren't guilty then,why hide like DVD pirates and drug pushers?
Even today at the Esplanade,only one other mobile hawker of another race sells fruits in a spot farthest from the crowd.
Since the Earth Princes have minimal presence in Gurney Drive and Batu Feringghi,I suppose they want to create trouble because that works to their advantage,knowing full well that the underinformed highly flammable Ultra groups will gladly take their 'cause'under their wings.
No.I am just making an excuse for them.
This has nothing to do with race.
The only race that these Mobile Vultures belong to is the RACE FOR CASH.
The reason why they act in such a loutish manner is clear for all to see
*They are motivated by Tax Free Earnings.
*They are aroused by the word COMPENSATION,for shifting their illegal squatting asses to a site that they will accept,rent to others,then move on to another illegal site for the next compensation venture.
Then instead of running away they cry wolf..... Buli Bangsa,
so that they can dictate to the authorities THEIR terms,with utter disrespect and disregard for law and order on Malaysian soil.
If you buy ketam bola or a soya bean drink from them Today,
Tomorrow.....your kids will loose the freedom to explore and sit on the grassy turf,irrelevant of what colour you belong to,
cos THAT is THEIR trading spot and YOU have NO BUSINESS to be there unless you purchase something from them.
They are all the same,from here to Gurney Drive,Batu Feringghi to the Esplanade,only difference is that this is a relatively 'young' problem where concrete action should be administered before the infestation is too late to be exterminated.
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Traders Up In Arms
(The Star-17.3.2011)
GEORGE TOWN: Hawkers trading from vans parked along Persiaran Bayan Indah’s seaside promenade near Queensbay Mall here are crying foul over alleged mistreatment from the state govern-ment.
The traders claimed that officers from the Penang Municipal Council’s enforcement unit had seized items such as generators, cooking gas, umbrellas and tables on Friday besides drawing yellow lines on the side of the road and erecting signboards which said ‘Dilarang menjaja’ (No hawkers allowed) in the area.
A representative of the traders, Amirul Mukmin Ibrahim claimed enforcement officers had been monitoring them for three weeks.
“Then on Monday, we were told to shut down our business and were directed to meet Abdul Malik Abul Kassim (State Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs and Religious Affairs Committee chairman) and Pantai Jerejak PKR assemblyman Sim Tze Tzin at the council office in Padang Kota Lama on Tuesday.
“We went there and waited for three hours but nobody was there to entertain us,” he said yesterday when the traders put on a show of defiance by carrying on their business as usual.
Amirul added that the 18 traders have been operating their businesses there for the past six years.
“Why is the state government and council doing this to us only now? If we are not allowed to do business here, they should give us an alternative as we have to earn a living to feed our families,” he said.
A commotion broke out when a council officer arrived to take photographs of the vans at around 3.45pm yesterday.
A group of traders had ambushed him and demanded an explanation as to why they were not issued any notices from the council.
At a press conference in Komtar later, Abdul Malik however said that no items had been seized from the van traders.
“The enforcement officers were only stationed there to ensure law and order in the area as it’s the school holidays now and there are many people frequenting the place. It’s never their intention to seize any items. It’s all a blatant lie,” he said.
He added that he had not arranged to meet with the traders in Padang Kota Lama on Tuesday.
“But we have scheduled to hold a meeting with them within the next few days to discuss ways to resolve their problem.
“It’s not difficult to reach me. They can walk into our office to relay their problems to us,” he said.
The grassy seaside promenade first attracted just 3 mobile hawkers before it turned into an 18 trader problem today.
These hawkers now refuse to move and claim that they have been operating there for the past six years,not 4 years and 4 months.
They are now feigning innocence but I do remember that there was one year(when those Gerakan puppets were still in power) where enforcement units were stationed there with the whole intention to prevent them from operating.A similar operasi was also carried out in Gurney Drive.
During that period,hawkers in both places played a cat and mouse game with the officers,opening only after they had left.
Question is,if they weren't guilty then,why hide like DVD pirates and drug pushers?
Expect the hawkers at Persiaran Bayan Indah to play the race card again,and scream to the whole world that they are marginalised.
Do bear in mind that no other race except for them,run mobile businesses here, because long.long ago,The Others were chased away by council officers during that Big Nosed Greedy Yes Man Puppet's time in office.Even today at the Esplanade,only one other mobile hawker of another race sells fruits in a spot farthest from the crowd.
Since the Earth Princes have minimal presence in Gurney Drive and Batu Feringghi,I suppose they want to create trouble because that works to their advantage,knowing full well that the underinformed highly flammable Ultra groups will gladly take their 'cause'under their wings.
No.I am just making an excuse for them.
This has nothing to do with race.
The only race that these Mobile Vultures belong to is the RACE FOR CASH.
The reason why they act in such a loutish manner is clear for all to see
*They are motivated by Tax Free Earnings.
*They are aroused by the word COMPENSATION,for shifting their illegal squatting asses to a site that they will accept,rent to others,then move on to another illegal site for the next compensation venture.
Since they are unable to obtain licences to operate in desirable trading spots,they will GRAB the spot first.
This is TO PREVENT THEIR OWN BROTHERS from laying claim on it.Then instead of running away they cry wolf..... Buli Bangsa,
so that they can dictate to the authorities THEIR terms,with utter disrespect and disregard for law and order on Malaysian soil.
These Traders are National Traitors who won't hesitate to sell their illegal spot to a foreigner and even provide 'protection' when the price is right.
If you buy ketam bola or a soya bean drink from them Today,
Tomorrow.....your kids will loose the freedom to explore and sit on the grassy turf,irrelevant of what colour you belong to,
cos THAT is THEIR trading spot and YOU have NO BUSINESS to be there unless you purchase something from them.
They are all the same,from here to Gurney Drive,Batu Feringghi to the Esplanade,only difference is that this is a relatively 'young' problem where concrete action should be administered before the infestation is too late to be exterminated.
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Traders Up In Arms
(The Star-17.3.2011)
GEORGE TOWN: Hawkers trading from vans parked along Persiaran Bayan Indah’s seaside promenade near Queensbay Mall here are crying foul over alleged mistreatment from the state govern-ment.
The traders claimed that officers from the Penang Municipal Council’s enforcement unit had seized items such as generators, cooking gas, umbrellas and tables on Friday besides drawing yellow lines on the side of the road and erecting signboards which said ‘Dilarang menjaja’ (No hawkers allowed) in the area.
A representative of the traders, Amirul Mukmin Ibrahim claimed enforcement officers had been monitoring them for three weeks.
“Then on Monday, we were told to shut down our business and were directed to meet Abdul Malik Abul Kassim (State Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs and Religious Affairs Committee chairman) and Pantai Jerejak PKR assemblyman Sim Tze Tzin at the council office in Padang Kota Lama on Tuesday.
“We went there and waited for three hours but nobody was there to entertain us,” he said yesterday when the traders put on a show of defiance by carrying on their business as usual.
Amirul added that the 18 traders have been operating their businesses there for the past six years.
“Why is the state government and council doing this to us only now? If we are not allowed to do business here, they should give us an alternative as we have to earn a living to feed our families,” he said.
A commotion broke out when a council officer arrived to take photographs of the vans at around 3.45pm yesterday.
A group of traders had ambushed him and demanded an explanation as to why they were not issued any notices from the council.
At a press conference in Komtar later, Abdul Malik however said that no items had been seized from the van traders.
“The enforcement officers were only stationed there to ensure law and order in the area as it’s the school holidays now and there are many people frequenting the place. It’s never their intention to seize any items. It’s all a blatant lie,” he said.
He added that he had not arranged to meet with the traders in Padang Kota Lama on Tuesday.
“But we have scheduled to hold a meeting with them within the next few days to discuss ways to resolve their problem.
“It’s not difficult to reach me. They can walk into our office to relay their problems to us,” he said.
