All that glitters in pawnshops is not gold
Once pawnshops reopened during the conditional MCO, many Malaysians flocked to pawn items of value to get temporary cash relief. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 6, 2020.THE economically vulnerable Malaysians were seen making a bee line to pawnshops across the country soon after the movement control order was lifted conditionally on Monday.
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