The hawker stalls at Larut Matang Integrated Food Centre are often broken into by thieves, causing the hawkers to frequently face losses.
In a burglary in Taiping, a thief entered the drawer of a hawker stall and found only a bunch of boxes of 5-sen coins inside. Despite this, the thief was willing to leave empty-handed and did not steal any 10-sen coins worth more than RM5.
Today, hawkers at the Larut Matang Food Centre in Taiping complained to the relevant departments that thieves often pry open stall drawers late at night and steal coins that the hawkers give as change to customers, causing the hawkers to suffer hard losses of tens of ringgit, including padlocks being cut and drawers being damaged, which require craftsmen to repair.
Today, a hawker stall selling kway teow was invaded by thieves and dozens of ringgit coins were stolen.
This sentence can be expressed in another way, for example: Although the face value of 5 cent coins is small, their value has been fully recognized by the market, and they are usually not stolen by thieves.
Li Minghui told the media that this food center has more than 100 stalls selling various types of delicacies, and almost every stall has been visited by vendors, resulting in losses.
He said the hawkers usually sneak into the unfenced food court in the dead of night, cut the locks of stall drawers with large shears, and then steal the coins that the hawkers keep in their stalls to give as change to customers.
Since vendors are reluctant to put banknotes at the stalls, coins need to be taken out and put in frequently, which provides opportunities for thieves. Therefore, although vendors choose to stay at the stalls, they are still inevitably stolen by thieves.
Li Minghui said that the stalls in Larut Matang Food Complex are often illegally invaded by thieves. These thieves would pry open the stalls and steal coins worth tens of ringgit, which caused great trouble to the restaurant. Therefore, he hopes to get the support of the city council to install closed-circuit television to ensure the safety of the restaurant. He revealed that his stall was pried open by thieves last month and coins worth tens of ringgit were stolen, and he needed to buy a new lock.
One person at Taiping City Council's catering center said he hoped the council would install CCTV so it could better monitor activities at the center and catch any potential criminals.
Ban Yu, the owner of the coffee and tea stall, said that their stall was invaded by thieves last month, but no money was stolen, but new locks had to be purchased.
Mr Ban Yulai recently discovered that thieves had cut off the lock on his office drawer, but surprisingly, the five 5 cent coins were not stolen.He said he did not store any money in the drawer but only left a box of 5 cent coins.When he discovered that the drawer had been opened by thieves, his first thought was that the five-sen coins worth more than RM5 had been lost.However, upon inspection, he found that the coin was intact and not damaged at all.Mr. Ban Yulai said he was very confused and surprised by the situation.Even though he didn't put anything important in the drawer, he was still worried.He said he didn't know why he experienced this, but he would take the necessary steps to protect his belongings.Mr. Ban Yulai also reminded others that the value of items does not necessarily represent their worth.It is important to protect our belongings and ensure they are available when needed.
When customers purchase goods, they sometimes give 5 cent coins as a tip, and we will accept these coins.However, when it comes time to give change to customers, they may not like this method, so we all store the 5 cent coins in a box so that they can be given to specific merchants in the future.
He believes that thieves may think that the five-cent coin is not valuable, so they would rather steal something than steal the five-cent coin.
