“It’s all good” at Line Clear Nasi Kandar
Business is as usual for the famous Penang Line Clear Nasi Kandar restaurant, despite rumours that local authorities would 'clear' them out today.
Checks by New Straits Times at the famous eatery at an alley off Jalan Penang showed all was well, with few tables filled with patrons as early as 7am.
However, operators of the eatery were seen anxiously walking back and forth at the entrance, in anticipation of a possible appearance of local council enforcement workers.
When contacted, Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) licencing department director Asman Sirun said the clear-out was "on hold pending discussion with legal advisers".
The eatery, a staple for tourists and locals alike, had been mired in an apparent ownership tussle, which led the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) with no choice but to intervene.
Yesterday, the eatery obtained a stay of execution to prevent MPPP from a possible tear down of its premises.
The popular Nasi Kandar outlet was recently in the spotlight yet again, when the council's enforcement team cleared out the tables and chairs, loaded them onto a lorry and took them away in the wee hours of Monday last week.
The outlet, which has been in existence since 1949, is operated on a rotational basis among four cousins -Abdul Hamid, T. Abdul Latiff Sahubarali China Mohd Hanibal, and Pathumah Iskandar.
Shamsudin Seeni Pakir, 58, of Line Clear Nasi Kandar restaurant serves a customer.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
Business is as usual for the famous Penang Line Clear Nasi Kandar restaurant, despite rumours that local authorities would 'clear' them out today.
Checks by New Straits Times at the famous eatery at an alley off Jalan Penang showed all was well, with few tables filled with patrons as early as 7am.
However, operators of the eatery were seen anxiously walking back and forth at the entrance, in anticipation of a possible appearance of local council enforcement workers.
When contacted, Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) licencing department director Asman Sirun said the clear-out was "on hold pending discussion with legal advisers".
The eatery, a staple for tourists and locals alike, had been mired in an apparent ownership tussle, which led the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) with no choice but to intervene.
Yesterday, the eatery obtained a stay of execution to prevent MPPP from a possible tear down of its premises.
The popular Nasi Kandar outlet was recently in the spotlight yet again, when the council's enforcement team cleared out the tables and chairs, loaded them onto a lorry and took them away in the wee hours of Monday last week.
The outlet, which has been in existence since 1949, is operated on a rotational basis among four cousins -Abdul Hamid, T. Abdul Latiff Sahubarali China Mohd Hanibal, and Pathumah Iskandar.
Shamsudin Seeni Pakir, 58, of Line Clear Nasi Kandar restaurant serves a customer.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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