A popular popiah stall operating for close to 100 years in Melaka was almost shuttered completely due to hygiene concerns.
But Bunga Raya Popiah operator Ong Chee Siong, who serves the spring rolls along Jalan Munshi Abdullah credits his loyal customers for their encouraging words to take him through the trying times.
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But Bunga Raya Popiah operator Ong Chee Siong, who serves the spring rolls along Jalan Munshi Abdullah credits his loyal customers for their encouraging words to take him through the trying times.
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00:00A popular popiah stall operating for close to 100 years in Melaka was almost shuttered
00:07completely due to hygiene concerns.
00:09Bungaraya popiah operator Ong Chee Siong, who serves the spring rolls along Jalan Munshi
00:14Abdullah, said his family endured endless heartaches after the Melaka Health Department
00:19ordered the closure of the business due to an alleged violation of the stall's cleanliness
00:23in early October.
00:25He however credits his loyal customers for their encouraging words to take him through
00:29the trying times.
00:30We apologise if we actually did something wrong or make anyone in the public actually
00:41be saddened.
00:43Some of them actually come to us, our regular customers, even YB Leng Cheow Yen, she came
00:50to our shop, I don't believe, I don't believe this, your shop is so dirty.
00:57We have eaten your popiah nearly 100 years in business, we have eaten your popiah since
01:02your father's time already.
01:04If really that dirty, we already have health issue already.
01:11So we actually buy often from you, we don't feel any food poisoning or what, no happen.
01:18Even last time at garai at that time, we move in actually for hygiene you see, we move in
01:23for hygiene renovation.
01:26Leng acknowledged that he had neglected to ensure his foreign workers underwent food
01:30handling training and vaccinations as soon as shifting to the new site.
01:34He would take the closure in his stride and strive towards improving his service to his
01:39customers.