Free Trade Zone plan under review


Equipment left behind by a burger stall operator taking up space near a park in Taman Wahyu Kepong. — Filepic

THE Federal Territories Department (JWP) is assessing the viability of the “Wilayah Bebas Berniaga” (Free Trade Zone) programme for hawkers to determine whether it should be continued.

An official from the department told StarMetro that Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Federal Territories, Dr Zaliha Mustafa, had been briefed on the issues arising from the initiative and was looking into the matter.

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