Bookshops are back in the Klang Valley, but not everyone is rushing out to reopen


'I think we are not alone in saying that Malaysian readers have really stepped up to support us indie bookshops these past 18 months,' says Fong Min Hun, Lit Books co-owner. This file image was taken last December. Photo: The Star

There was a mixture of muted celebration and considerable precaution from bookshop owners in the Klang Valley today when they finally were allowed to reopen their doors.

Bookshops in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, which have been shut since the nationwide lockdown was enforced on June 1, are now allowed to operate for the duration of the National Recovery Plan (PPN).

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