KARUNA SHINSHO, INSIDE ASIA: For tired or stressed residents of the Malaysian capital city, there's a new service being offered not in a clinic but on the street. Here's INSIDE ASIA's Shihad Britansi (ph).</s>SHIHAD BRITANSI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voiceover): There's more to do during the lunch hour in Kuala Lumpur these days than just take in the local color or grab a bite to eat. At the front of the city's Indian mosque, roadside peddlers are offering a new commodity, a massage. Nearly 30 of these masseurs promise relief from stress and fatigue with the help of a variety of ointments, oils and wooden tools. This instant stress cure doesn't cost much. A little over $5 will buy a foot massage, $13 will get the full body treatment. And clients seem to think it's worth it.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I feel more relaxed. And of course, I can see that everything is looking up now.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: After your massage, your feet feels a bit relaxed.</s>BRITANSI: But the masseurs say a visit is more than just another relaxing experience.</s>GHULAM MAIDIN, MASSEUR: The benefit is just improve our blood circulation, our vein, our nerve. All the pain can disappear.</s>BRITANSI: It doesn't take much to convince clients of the health benefits of a quick visit to the roadside masseurs.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't think there is going to be any complication, you know, like surgeon with the scalpel and surgery tools. These are probably just go by feel and experience.</s>BRITANSI: This man isn't likely to replace the family doctor. But he and others like him could well become an irreplaceable part of Kuala Lumpur's streetscape. Shihad Britansi for INSIDE ASIA.
Kuala Lumpur Peddlers Offer New Service