DBKL clamps down on middlemen at Ramadan 2026 bazaars, rental cut from RM500 to RM400 aims to ease cost of living in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will tighten their enforcement to ensure that no middlemen or agents are involved in exploiting the management of Ramadan 2026 bazaar site rentals in the capital.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said the enforcement is in line with the government’s move to reduce the rental rate for Ramadan bazaar sites this year from RM500 to RM400, which is to ease the cost of living, particularly in the capital.
“The government has taken steps to reduce the rate (for the 2026 Ramadan bazaar site rental), and the next step will be enforcement to ensure there are no middlemen acting as agents to reap excessive profits.
“We want to make sure that the cost of living comes down and to ease the burden on Kuala Lumpur residents,” she told reporters after officiating the Kuala Lumpur MADANI Carnival here today.
Also present were the Prime Minister’s wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is also Bandar Tun Razak Member of Parliament, and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Hasan.
DBKL will organise Ramadan bazaars this year at nine locations, while hawkers’ associations will manage 32 other locations.
In another development, Hannah said improvements to disability-friendly infrastructure in the Federal Territories require cooperation from multiple ministries and agencies.
She said her ministry, through the Federal Territories Department (JWP), works closely with the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, particularly the Social Welfare Department (JKM) and conducts engagement sessions with the disabled community in several areas around the capital.
“Our aspiration is to have more pedestrian infrastructure that is friendlier to persons with disabilities, but the most important thing for them begins with registration.
“So parents must ensure that their children with disabilities are registered because the disability card is important. Everything starts with registration, because once registered, the data exists, and only then can various authorities plan infrastructure and benefits for this group,” she added.
