KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 -- Six eateries along Kuala Lumpur's famed Jalan Alor food street have been ordered to close after a surprise late-night enforcement operation uncovered serious hygiene violations, including rat and cockroach infestations, improperly stored food and food handlers who had not received mandatory typhoid vaccinations.

The enforcement operation, carried out by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall in collaboration with the Ministry of Health on June 25, saw inspectors check 45 food premises along the popular Bukit Bintang dining strip.

In a statement today, DBKL said the operation was conducted "to ensure the standards of cleanliness, food safety and compliance with licensing conditions at food premises are always at the prescrib...