Pasar malam

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Picture of traditional Malaysian Pasar malam
Picture of traditional Malaysian Pasar malam
Pasar malam during day at Jurong East, Singapore. The crowds usually appear during the night.
Pasar malam during day at Jurong East, Singapore. The crowds usually appear during the night.

Pasar malam is a Malay word that literally means night market, "Pasar" being related to "bazaar" in Persian. A pasar malam is a market in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia that opens in the evening, usually in housing areas. It brings together a collection of stalls that usually sell goods such as fruit, vegetables, snacks, toys, clothes, movie discs and ornaments at cheap, reasonable prices. Pasar malams often open only one to a few days of the week, as the traders rotate around different housing areas on different days of the week. Haggling over prices is a common practice at such markets.

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