Invasion of foreign workers in Petaling Street


Petaling Street is the China town in Malaysia. China town was the important tourism site, sort of a landmark of Malaysia. In recent years, foreign workers in Malaysia were increased.

China town in Malaysia had become the gathering place for Indonesia and Myanmar foreign workers. The increase of the foreign worker has become the cosmetic problems in Petaling Street. Not only that, the businessman in Petaling Street hired many foreign workers to work for them. The authorities should replace foreign stall helpers with local.


“Petaling Street is place for the visitor to knowing and learning the Chinese culture in Malaysia but now the authorities had hired a lot of foreign worker.”said Mr.Lim , Pedestrians in Petaling Street.
The increase of the foreign worker in Petaling Street give us a lot of problem, I hope that the authorities will solve the problem, said Mr Gan, the owner of Guang JI Restaurant.

EFFECT of Pudu Bus Station

Pudu Bus Station is moving to Bukit Jalil in April. Since the removal Pudu Bus Station renovation project, leading businessmen and hawkers in the vicinity of the business suffered heavy losses. The station renovation will delay until December. Those hawkers and businessmen are worry that they can’t support their business until December.

" There are a lot of passenger will visit to shop for lunch or dinner, when they are waiting for the bus." said Mr. Chen Kar Ru, the owner of Restaurant China Town. He said since the Pudu Bus Station were move they are less up to 40% of customer.

According to Mr.Lim, hawker normally they will sold 500 cups of "Loh Hon Guo" per day but now maximum 300 per day only.

The temporary movement of Pudu Bus Station really give a big trouble to those businessman and hawkers in Petaling Street. They hope that the renovation of Pudu Bus Station can finish it as soon as possible.

The warmth in Petaling Street.

Petaling Street, which is our Kuala Lumpur's original Chinatown, it is a never sleeps place and Adventurous visitors should not miss a walk on Petaling Street.

There are many things can be buy at there, such as CD, DVD, shoes, bags, clothes, fruits, watches, souvenirs, food and etc.

This is the China town market. The normal market that we know, but the hawkers all are old man and so Hong Kong movie. The ambiances are dirty and smelly but there are something that we can feel, their relationship are kind with everyone in the market.  

"I have been a butcher for 20 years when Petaling Street were glorious moment." said Mr.Ng, the butcher.

"Nowadays, the business is not good, but i'm still enjoying at here to chill with my old friends which had knew them at 20 years early before!" said Mrs.Chai, the hawker.

“When you live in the same environment after a long time, there will be unwittingly used to people and things, not too many years of life, but now has all the treasure.”said by the hawker.