KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin urged government officials to always remain calm when dealing with the public.

Following an incident on Saturday night where a Klang Municipal Council enforcement officer was filmed punching a hawker and breaking up the stall, Zuraida said she contacted council president Datuk Mohamad Yasid Bidin who explained the situation to her.

"There was a misunderstanding between the hawkers and enforcement officers, as they were on patrol when they spotted the hawkers,” she said to reporters after launching the ministry’s Hari Raya fire safety campaign.

"I would like to advise officials, be it municipal councils or ministries, to always show patience and not become emotional. It is always good to control yourself,” Zuraida said.

The brawl began along Jalan Taiping when enforcement officers asked Ramadan bazaar traders to produce their trading licences.

When two of the traders could not do so, the enforcers began to seize their items, leading to them resisting and punches being thrown. One officer was injured in the scuffle.

Bernama reported that two men aged 18 and 41 were subsequently arrested and detained at the Sungai Kapar Indah police station, where police took their statements at 5am yesterday.