KOTA KINABALU: For several years, Wisma Muis has been the workplace of 18-year-old Najihah Syuhadah Salleh for a month each Ramadan.
The local school leaver helps her parents sell homemade cookies at the building, where shoppers gather to prepare for Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
"My family and I have been selling cookies here since before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. I have been helping them bake and sell the cookies here," she said.
"This year, we have more than 10 varieties of cookies, with our bestsellers still being snow almond and almond London," she added, noting that so far, no customers had requested reduced- or no-sugar options.
Najihah said the cookies are sold at RM40 per jar containing 60 pieces or RM100 for three jars, with discounts applied where applicable.
Over the past few years, she said the business had performed well, with almost all stock sold during the festive period.
Meanwhile, company operations and marketing officer Hamida Ali Sutra said Wisma Muis, a prominent 40-year-old government building and the headquarters of the Sabah Islamic Religious Council, remained a strategic location for Ramadan and Aidilfitri preparations.
"This one-stop centre is convenient for buying all necessities. Visitors can purchase affordable songkok, dates, and religious books for personal use or for donations to mosques.
"Apart from that, we are also selling Raya clothing, including designs trending in Indonesia, with some priced as low as RM50," she added.
Hamida said the company hired part-time workers during Ramadan as the shop operated daily until 8pm.
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