The fruit section of the Pasir Pinji wet market is poorly lit and congested. “I hope the mayor can first focus on making wet markets better for Ipoh residents, so they can shop in clean and safe ...

The wet market in Wuhan, China - long suspected as the origin of the coronavirus outbreak - was a warning shot. Experts now fear markets like these could cause the next pandemic. In 2021 ...

Penang aims to phase out plastic foodware such as straws, cutlery and packaging at wet markets and hawker centres.

Intelligence undermining the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic began naturally at a wet market has been buried for years despite a 2023 law requiring declassification, according to two new reports.