PETALING JAYA: Muslims in Malaysia who don’t want to fast during Ramadan are going to shops on the Thai side of the border to eat.
This was especially noticeable on the first day of the fast, on June 6. According to a report in Sinar Harian, many Malaysian Muslims were seen in restaurants in Sungai Golok, near the border.
It was especially convenient for them as, in Thailand, the first day of Ramadhan fell on June 7.
The report said some locals there claimed to have also seen civil servants and security personnel eating at these shops.
Meanwhile, a Rantau Panjang resident, who only wished to be known as Noh, told Sinar Harian that the restaurants in that area had become the focus of Malaysians nearly every working day, including Friday.