An 84-year-old keeps a half-century craft alive in a KL alley
Long before the city stirs, when Jalan Yap Ah Loy is still in shadow, Wong Pek Yoke is already awake
Facing her stall is a mural chronicling the life of Kapitan Cina Yap Ah Loy — widely regarded as Kuala Lumpur’s founder — from whom the alley takes its name, Lorong Sisi Jalan Yap Ah Loy.