Locals praised the market for being clean, organized, and serving its diverse community effectively.
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Social media users pointed out a pattern of divisive politics, noting how PAS Youth had previously criticized Mandarin usage in Chinese New Year greetings and the controversy over multilingual market signs. Others suggested the PAS information chief is living in isolation, questioning if he had ever “left his cave” and dismissively suggesting to leave him to his ignorance.
Muhammad Azzan’s comment perhaps best captures the local sentiment: “In this area, there are many Malays, Chinese, and Indians… language isn’t an issue… If you don’t understand something, just ask how to say it in Chinese or Tamil.” What do you think? Is questioning multilingual signage in diverse communities helping or hurting Malaysia’s national unity?
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