SERI KEMBANGAN, June 21 — While most people are still asleep, these workers at the
Selangor Wholesale Market are already hard at work from as early as 3am.
Here, small traders, retailers, wholesalers, and lorry drivers all depend on one another. Every movement matters in ensuring that supplies reach consumers on time.
The work is exhausting, but behind it lies a shared responsibility: keeping the food supply chain running for everyone.
Photographer Remy Arifin captured the activity at the Selangor Wholesale Market as a vivid portrait of the people who power the '3am economy'.
A worker unloads boxes of fresh fish at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
Fishmongers prepare for the day's work ahead at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
Customers peruse the fresh vegetables for sale at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
A customer walks past stalls of fresh vegetables and produce for sale at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
A worker processes raw chickens for sale at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
A worker arranges fresh produce at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
A worker carefully puts blocks of beancurd into a plastic bag at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
Wholesale lorry driver Shahrul Ramlee, 41, speaks to Media Selangor at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
Wholesale van driver Knavaraj Kuppsami, 47, speaks to Media Selangor at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
Raw material trader and wholesaler Zulkifli Ab Ghani, 45, speaks to Media Selangor at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, in the early hours of April 27, 2026.
