Why The Sungei Road Thieves Market Closed

During that era it was an open secret that if anyones belongings were stolen he or she could likely find them in this flea market. This market selling pre-owned items.

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Why the sungei road thieves market closed. In 2011 the markets size was cut in half due to the construction of new MRT stations along the Downtown Line. As a street vendor Jason Goh was known to sell some unusual wares. A unique hawking zone with a colourful decades-long history including a reputation as a spot for trading stolen smuggled and illegal wares Thieves Market had in 2011 been shrunk in half.

A history of opium dens poverty and sales of stolen smuggled and illegal. The application period for the 2021 Thieves Market is now closed. Many of the vendors have since retired while others took their business to night markets or took on odd jobs.

As there were no rental and the prices of goods being peddled were also very competitive it became. The end of the market is imminent since it will soon be closing down completely to make way for the new Sungei Road MRT station. Sungei Road Thieves Market is located between 2 roads namely Pitt Road and Larut Road.

These 2 roads closed to traffic 1pm - 7pm daily. My heart ached ex-vendor David Sein says about how he felt when the market closed. In the 1930s to 1950s Sungei Road Thieves Market was where stolen smuggled or illegal goods were traded but as the years go by it became known as the place for second-hand goods or antiques and collectibles.

For eight decades the Sungei Road market vendors gave Singapore some colour. The Thieves Market formerly located in Sungei Road is familiar to many Singaporeans for antiques that are sold at bargain prices. In July 2017 Singapore closed the chapter on one of its most iconic sites the Sungei Road Thieves Market.

There contraband goods which had previously been looted from the British Military or stolen from other places were sold. Sungei Road begins at the junction of Selegie Road and Serangoon Road and runs parallel to Rochor Canal Road. Other significant landmarks of the road were the Singapore Ice.

But given that the flea market was shut down in the 1980s only to make a comeback it would not be the first time it is revived if Market Gaia Guni or Sungei Road Green Hub succeeds. Good of Channel NewsAsia to do a follow-up on the fate of the Sungei Road Market vendors who were dispersed when the authorities enforced the closure of the historic landmark in 2017. Sungei Road Thieves Marketwhich first started out in the 1930s and has been around for around eight decadeswill officially close on 10 July 2017.

Actually a large part of the market space has been shut down already. The original Thieves Market was located off the Sungei Road in Singapore after WWII. The Sungei Road Market will be closed and make way for new residential and commercial developments.

For market and pedestrians only. When Sungei Road Market closed in July 2017 to make way for new developments a huge part of David Seins life was evicted along with his stall. This is because the government is effectively cutting off their only source of income and denying them the ability to earn a livelihood in increasingly expensive Singapore.

The night markets are closed now so we cant do business there. Visited the market at 630pm on Sunday evening. Sungei Road Thieves Market fans all is not lost with the closing of the original flea market in Singapore.

Since the 1930s Sungei Road gained its notoriety as an unregulated market for fenced goods and disreputable characters. A Brief History of Sungei Road Thieves Market Through the Years. Some stalls were packing up but many still running their business till 7pm.

Experience this flea market b4 its goneIt has to make way for new Mrt. Translated literally Sungei Road means River Road a reference to the Rochor River that flows alongside the road. Last day of Sungei Road Thieves Market.

Established since the 1930s it was closed on 10 July 2017 for redevelopment for housing purposes. The popular flea market will be dearly missed by Singaporeans when it is due for closure in order to make way. Making the rounds offline is news that an alternative location has been secured for the market thanks to the efforts of the Association For The Recycling of.

Without this shop. There were antiques a collection of Burmese jade and fossilised elephant sperm. The market also known as Thieves Market had played a large role in the 58-year-olds life for as long as he could remember.

From the 1930s to 1980s the road was synonymous with Thieves Market a vibrant local flea market. See 96 photos and 11 tips from 821 visitors to Sungei Road Thieves Market. For former Sungei Road market vendor Lee Tien Seng just having his own stall makes him a bit happier.

One station was to be named Sungei Road MRT but is now known as Jalan Besar MRT. Many still missed their former lives. 1930s 1950s.

It may not have been a thrift-shopping haven for archive designer pieces but for the generations of Singaporeans who grew up during its 80 years of existence the saying Youll only miss it when its gone hits hard. In fact the market was down sized by half since year 2011 due to the construction of Jalan Besar Sungei Road MRT Station. Four years after his stall had to close he says those.

Most of the peddlers are between 60 - 80 years old with little education or are illiterate. The market vendors of Sungei Road Thieves Market have vowed to march from the site of the market to the Istana on 15 July if the government insists on closing the market on 11 July. Posted by Save Sungei Road Market on Monday 22 January 2018 Mr Koh added that Pasar Sungei is only a temporary avenue to help vendors cope as they wait for a permanent space to peddle their wares.

As its name suggests the early days of Sungei Road Thieves Market had stolen goods peddled for sale.

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