{
  "id": 18198349,
  "title": "Brickfields Deepavali traders turn to TikTok as shoppers shun relocated bazaar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/brickfields-deepavali-traders-turn-to-tiktok-as-shoppers-shun",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/05/brickfields-deepavali-traders-turn-to-tiktok-as-shoppers-shun-relocated-bazaar/241951"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Brickfields Deepavali traders are resorting to TikTok to drive sales before the festival, amid sluggish sales this year. The bazaar has been moved to a car park to avoid traffic congestion, but traders miss their previous locations where business was better. Gunaseelan Subramaniam, a 25-year veteran, earned only RM1,000 over the last weekend sale. Sunita Gill from Ipoh may not return next year unless traders are moved back. Viswalingam Karuppiah, a 61-year-old trader, faces the challenge of heat inside the tents and low customer footfall.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — After weeks of sluggish sales, Deepavali bazaar traders in Brickfields are making a final pu...",
  "key_points": [
    "Brickfields Deepavali traders using TikTok to boost sales",
    "Bazaar relocated to car park due to traffic congestion",
    "Gunaseelan Subramaniam earned only RM1,000 last weekend"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}