council to ensure health, cleanliness and to control numbers to avoid traffic congestion. Food handlers are required to get a medical checkup and Typhim VI vaccinations. The pasar malam site is allocated by the local council. The Netherlands In the Netherlands, a yearly Indo Eurasian festival is held in The Hague under the name Tong Tong Fair, formerly known as the Pasar Malam Besar (besar meaning "big"). Due to the high number of Indo-Eurasians and the successive success of this event since 1959, dozens of pasar malam are held each year in the Netherlands. Recently the Indonesian embassy has started sponsoring a yearly "pasar malam Indonesia", mainly to promote Indonesian business and enhance Dutch-Indonesian relations. See also Bazaar Hawker centre, open-air complexes in Malaysia and Singapore housing many stalls that sell a variety of inexpensive food Kopi tiam, literally a "coffee shop" Market (place) Pasar pagi, (morning market) Retail Wet market Farmers' market References External links MyPasarMalam – Malaysia pasar Malam directory Pasar malam business Pasar Malam SG Indonesian culture Malaysian culture Singaporean culture Night markets Malay words and phrases Retailing in Indonesia Retailing in Malaysia