Markets of Taiping, Perak

[1] There was an iron fountain donated by Mr Ng Boo Bee that originally stood in front of the market, many years later it was removed and replaced with a simple concrete clock tower.

The price for all goods was controlled by the government according to a report made by Sir Frank Swettenham when he served as the Acting Resident of Perak in 1884 until 1886.

[2] Sir Frank Swettenham also acted as the man who responsible for the establishment of the markets, he suggested to the then British Resident of Perak, Sir Hugh Low that a market was needed as the population growth of the town was drastic.

Eventually the proposal was granted, in Sir Hugh Low’s journal was written that, "the town has a good model for others, with a well maintained market for the public use".

In 2023 the Local Government Development Minister, Ngo Kor Ming, announced that funds would be allocated for the restoration of the market which had suffered 'severe damage to the wooden structure', and that it would be designated as Malaysia's first national heritage market.