IT would be laughable if it were not so sad. With the stall rental at an unbelievable 17 sen or less a day, one would have expected a market in one of Penang’s bustling neighbourhoods to be bursting with activity.
Yet not a soul was in sight at Pasar Desa Ria in Sungai Ara. There was just this spooky, troubling silence.
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