Popular shopping area losing its shine

Customers picking out baju kurung at Penang Bazaar located in the heart of bustling Penang Road in George Town. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star

THE glory days of the 114-year-old Penang Bazaar in Penang Road, George Town, are numbered.

Tourists and locals alike used to throng the bazaar to get anything from groceries to second-hand books.

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