Melaka extends vehicle-free zone initiative to three days a week


MELAKA: Extended closure of the state's busiest streets will continue for another month to test the effectiveness of its vehicle-free zone initiative, says a state executive councillor.

State housing and local government, climate change and disaster management committee chairman Datuk Rais Yasin said the move to extend the road closure between 6pm to midnight from Fridays to Sundays is to get feedback.

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