Petaling Jaya Old Town
The emco enforced on several sections of jalan othman including the wet market.
Petaling jaya old town. By soo wern jun. The petaling jaya old town market and surrounding areas have come under a lockdown early today. Citation needed southern petaling jaya from section 8 to pj old town had the first settlements that were established around 1953. The landmark jalan othman wet market in petaling jaya and surrounding commercial.
Once the site a squatter resettlement scheme in the 1950s the area soon became the beginning of malaysia s first post war new town. Old town is the oldest urban area within the city of petaling jaya a combined area of four inner suburbs within one of the biggest cities in malaysia s most developed state of selangor. Petaling jaya may 12 the enhanced movement control order emco placed on the vicinity of petaling jaya old town after a spike in covid 19 cases has business owners worrying that their already struggling livelihoods could be dealt a deathblow. With nearly 75 per cent of the quarter now.
However petaling jaya ceased to be part of kuala lumpur when the latter became a federal territory on 1 february 1974. It is about 1km south of the city s central business district. Petaling jaya city council officers cordon off the jalan othman wet market from the public to make way for sanitisation work april 27 2020. Wednesday 20 may 2020 07 50 pm myt.