Dumpling seller vents on fallout from vehicle-free move, glad to be heard by Melaka mayor


MELAKA: A bak chang (traditional rice dumpling) seller made attendees at an ad hoc dialogue session on the Bandar Hilir vehicle-free zone plan burst into laughter when she "gate-crashed" the session to give her views.

The session on Tuesday (Aug 22) was arranged by Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong to listen to the predicament of the business community along Jalan Temenggong here.

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