Petaling Jaya’s oldest market struggles to regain its favoured status among customers


Footfall down: Pasar Besar Jalan Othman traders say they are seeing as much as a 70% drop in customers since reopening in October last year after renovations. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

PASAR Besar Jalan Othman – better known as PJ Old Town Market – has seen some changes in the past few months, notably after the detection of several Covid-19 cases.

In the ensuing closure for extensive sanitisation, Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) decided to carry out renovations to improve the conditions at the premises.

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