1.   Nasrul said the trading sites owned and managed by Pasar Jaya already have a special area set aside for sidewalk traders.

2.   The area outside the main building, including the canopied walkway facing Senen Atrium, is used by sidewalk traders under a rotating system.

3.   There is, however, a slight mood of competition between the permanent tenants and the sidewalk traders.

4.   This time around, the government let the sidewalk traders operate unhindered for several months, perhaps to relieve pressure on Beijing to scrap its foreign-exchange controls.

5.   With no public transport, banks and shops shut and sidewalk traders closed for the two days, a tense quiet replaced the usual town centre hubbub.