A DBKL officer pasting a closure notice on a premises involved in activities not permissible under the licence. MANY businesses in Kuala Lumpur’s city centre have either closed down or are on the verge of collapsing due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. They include food establishments, retail shops and service industries. Particularly hard hit are budget hotels, massage centres and reflexology outlets which have only been allowed to reopen on March 5 following the conditional movement control order. In such circumstances, illicit activities like prostitution has reared their ugly head on an even larger scale than before. Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) said syndicates are now offering prostitution services at establishments like budget hotels as well as massage and reflexology outlets.