Chowrasta Market undergoes change

By Marco Ferrarese

June 2014 FEATURE
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The Penang state government is upgrading the iconic Chowrasta Market in George Town’s heritage zone into a beautified indoor affair. Opinions among stallholders diverge greatly. Some welcome the transformation while others are apprehensive.Call me an Orientalist if you wish, but to hell with Edward Said’s theories. Street markets are one of the most peculiar and colourful realities of life in Asia, and are found nowhere in the West. All the overzealous worries about sanitation, cleanliness and whereabouts of food origins...

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Marco Ferrarese

is a musician, author and travel writer. He has written about overland travel and extreme music in Asia, and blogs at www.monkeyrockworld.com. He also curates the Penang Insider, the smart guide for traveling and living in Penang, at www.penang-insider.com. His latest book, The Travels of Marco Yolo, is available in bookstores. Follow him on Twitter @monkeyrockworld.


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