Wilfred Yap visits proposed site for Kota Sentosa night market

suppadmin | April 8, 2026

Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap Yau Sin today conducted a site visit together with officers from the Padawan Municipal Council to a 1.3 acre area located behind Public Bank 7 Mile, which has been identified for the proposed development of the Kota Sentosa Night Market.

The site has been proposed by the council as a strategic location to relocate illegal hawkers operating within the Kota Sentosa area into a more organised, safe and hygienic environment.

The initiative aims to improve the overall image and orderliness of the locality while safeguarding the welfare of small traders by providing proper and systematic trading facilities.

During the visit, council officers briefed Yap on the scope of the project as well as the estimated development cost of approximately RM1 million. The council has also requested that part of the Rural Transformation Programme allocation under Yap be considered to support the implementation of the project.

Yap said he would carefully study the proposal in detail, taking into account the needs and interests of the local community, the welfare of affected hawkers and the importance of ensuring sustainable and well planned development within Kota Sentosa.

He said the goal is to achieve a win win solution where hawkers are provided with a better and more conducive place to conduct their businesses, while the community benefits from a cleaner, safer and more organised environment.

He also reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with the council and all relevant stakeholders to ensure that any development undertaken will bring meaningful and long term benefits to the people of Kota Sentosa.