Small-time hawkers in local authority areas who have obtained hawker permits whether permanent or temporary do not need to get approval through the Covid-19 Intelligent Management System (CIMS) of the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) to ply their trade during the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 period.

The Housing and Local Government Ministry in a statement today said that these roadside hawkers only need to show the hawker permit issued by the local authority and it is effective immediately and applies throughout the...