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Inside the largest Malay settlement in Ipoh

Manjoi, a satellite town in Ipoh, Perak, is also known as the Manjoi Cluster due to its dense population.

Photographs by Ahmad Sadiq Mohamad Sani

Political party flags wave at the entrance of the Manjoi enclave in Ipoh, Perak.
Political party flags wave at the entrance of the Manjoi enclave in Ipoh, Perak.
An aerial view of Kampung Tengku Hussein Lama, one of the villages in the settlement.
An aerial view of Kampung Tengku Hussein Lama, one of the villages in the settlement.
Resident Husin Muhammad loads his bicycle with frozen curry puffs which he sells around the neighbourhood each day.
Resident Husin Muhammad loads his bicycle with frozen curry puffs which he sells around the neighbourhood each day.
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He sells his curry puffs wherever he happens to come across a customer, even at the side of the road.
He sells his curry puffs wherever he happens to come across a customer, even at the side of the road.
Meanwhile, Zubaidah Ismail waits for customers at her fruit stall in Kampung Manjoi Baru. The stall is all that she has to keep afloat since her husband died of cancer eight months ago.
Meanwhile, Zubaidah Ismail waits for customers at her fruit stall in Kampung Manjoi Baru. The stall is all that she has to keep afloat since her husband died of cancer eight months ago.
Elsewhere in Manjoi, customers enjoy a meal at a breakfast 'warung'. Such eateries form the bulk of small businesses in the settlement.
Elsewhere in Manjoi, customers enjoy a meal at a breakfast 'warung'. Such eateries form the bulk of small businesses in the settlement.
Young and old gather to enjoy their food and some conversation. 
Young and old gather to enjoy their food and some conversation. 
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