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Historical and green Taiping perfect for tourists, pensioners

New Straits Times - 27 Feb 2023

By AHMAD SYAH EJAZ ISMAIL Kajang, Selangor

I WAS pleased to observe during a recent visit to Taiping the efforts by the local government to repair and renovate the Taiping public market (built in 1884) to preserve the brittle centennial building. It is the oldest public market in Malaysia and must be preserved. The local government must not only preserve the historical aspect of the city and its heritage, it should also decrease the carbon footprint of the greenhouse effect. In line with this, the local authorities must formulate a strong policy for residents to recycle select household waste and reduce the use of petrochemical products, especially plastics.