GEORGE TOWN, Oct 7 — The trishaw riders in Penang are finally seeing business improve after more than two years of little to no income during the Covid-19 pandemic.
K. Puveneswaran, 43, who has been a trishaw rider for 14 years, said there are now a lot more visitors from East Malaysia.Ascott Gurney Penang 'adopted' the trishaw riders in Penang by sponsoring the upgrading and repair costs of the trishaws. ― Picture by Opalyn Mok “They are part of Penang’s heritage and identity so we should do what we can to preserve the existence of trishaws,” he said at a corporate social responsibility programme by Ascott Gurney Penang to “adopt” the trishaws in Penang.
The hotel general manager Sharon Ang said they will work closely with the trishaw association to provide funding for all repair works and refurbishment of all the registered trishaw riders in the state.
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