Malacca Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh questioned whether his state’s car-free zone policy affects the income of traders or if it is just being played up as a political issue.

In an interview with Sinar Harian, he said he has been unable to confirm that the policy has resulted in such losses to traders.

Responding to the interviewer, who asked how the state government reconciles the matter with small traders, Rauf admitted that...