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Article: Swamped by video game outlets
- Article from:
- The Malay Mail
- Article date:
- March 22, 2000
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WHILE Taman Alam Jaya in Cheras has been described by residents
as the `Vegas of KL', those who live in nearby Taman Suntex feel the
same way too.
It may sound like an exaggeration, but residents there feel seven
is too big a number for the video game arcades in their commercial
centre.
They recently claimed that most of the outlets open almost round-
the- clock, closing at their operator's whims.
They pointed out that the arcades were disguised by signboards of
opticians, furniture shops and electrical goods shops.
"The owners are clever. They close whenever their agents get
information on local council raids," said resident V. Supramaniam.
"So far, no raids have taken place as far as we ...