Tourism minister wants Jonker Walk to stay open

Tourism Minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz has appealed to Malacca Chief Minister Idris Haron not to close down the Jonker Walk night market.

Nazri (right) told reporters outside of the Dewan Rakyat today that the night market is an essential part of Malacca's tourism sector and should not be closed.

"I spoke to the CM today, and he told me that it will be closed for four weeks as a trial to see if closing down the market alleviates parking problems there," Nazri said.

Nazri added that he hoped the CM "would think" about the closure of the night market again at the conclusion of four weeks.

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