Makeover for supermarkets on the cards


Looking great: Nga being briefed on the proposal for the Pasir Pinji wet market refurbishment. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: The Bukit Mertajam Supermarket in Penang, which burnt down in 2014, could be set for redevelopment, Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming has hinted.

The ministry, he said, would be conducting a study on old markets in the country for upgrading or redeveloping works, with the priority to be given to premises with history or had been burnt down.

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