As part of a programme called the People’s Income Initiative, lower-income households in Malaysia are able to sell food and drinks at vending machines in areas with high footfall. The government pays for the monthly rental of these machines.
KUALA LUMPUR: Every morning before the rush hour period at transit hub Kuala Lumpur Sentral , Amiruddin Ahmad Abdul Jalil can be seen placing boxes of food such as curry puffs, kueh lapis, and ketayap - a type of pandan-flavoured rolled crepe - in a red vending machine a few metres away from a McDonald’s restaurant.
For his efforts, Amiruddin - who prepares the food with his wife - earns an extra RM4,000 monthly from this programme called the People’s Income Initiative .“This opportunity has reduced the financial burden of my household,” he told CNA recently. Amiruddin estimates that almost 90 per cent of the food is sold out daily, with the rest given to the homeless or for self-consumption.
Amiruddin Ahmad Abdul Jalil readies the machine back online while his wife cleans the surface of their vending machine located in KL Sentral. TRADERS GRATEFUL FOR TIME SAVED TO SPEND WITH FAMILY In the morning, she sells breakfast meals such as nasi lemak and friend noodles. She then tops up her vending machine with boxes of mixed rice for the lunchtime crowd. In the evenings, finger foods such as nuggets and sausages are sold.
Similarly Normaladiana Mohd Yazal, 36, said that the initiative has helped her earn an extra RM2,000 to RM3,000 monthly.
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