some controller code: sub purchase_manage : Local { my ( $self, $c ) = @_; $c->stash(no_wrapper => 0); $c->stash(merchants => [$c->model('WindyDB::Merchant')->all]); # There are some Asian characters stored in DB. $c->stash(persons => [$c->model('WindyDB::person')->all]); # ditto $c->stash(no_wrapper => 0); $c->stash(template => 'purchase_manage.tt');