A trader sits casually in front of his stall while a sparse trio of browsers approach at the Jalan Reko night bazaar in Kajang, Selangor. — Sunpix by Amirul SyafiqAmong the hardest hit are traders selling clothes, that are readily available online. – Sunpix by Amirul SyafiqDigital cameras killed their film predecessors. Music downloads consigned the records and CDs to the rubbish heap.
This has cast a gloom over those whose livelihood is dictated by purchases at morning or night markets, where everything – from fish and prawns to toys and hairbands – are sold. They attract people by the hundreds, if not thousands, such as the Taman Connaught night market in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. “People can now buy these items online,” Subang and Petaling Jaya Night Market Hawker Association chairman Wong Fook Chue lamented.
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