GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 26 -- Four shops, including a popular briyani restaurant on Chulia Street, were ordered to close by the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) today after rat and cockroach droppings were found in their premises.

MBPP licensing officers, led by environmental health officer M. Bavani, raided the three restaurants and a grocery store in George Town today.

"Today is the fourth operation for this year and we have to order for all four premises we checked today to be closed as we found cockroach and rat droppings and a rat carcass in the premises," she told reporters after the operation that started around 10am.

This is not the first time the briyani restaurant on Chulia Street was ordered to close by the authorities.

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