Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has ticked off the manner in which Seputeh MP Teresa Kok conveyed her opposition to make Kuala Lumpur a free zone for small traders to do business, describing it as "insensitive" and "insulting".

Zuraida said the move is intended to help small traders to carry out economic activities at a time when they are facing challenges in earning an income due to restrictions imposed to combat the Covid-19 pandemic...