Malaysian food SMEs staring at the brink without government support amid COVID-19 lockdown
As prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced movement measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Malaysia, Amir Malik knew immediately it would mean nearly half a million ringgit in lost bookings.
Digesting the news that gatherings like weddings and corporate functions had been banned until at least March 31, the general manager of D’Tandoor, a family Indian restaurant chain and outside catering supplier, is now fighting to keep his business afloat in the face of dwindling cashflow.
“Obviously we know this is the best thing for the people and the country, but from a business sense we were really shocked,” he told Salaam Gateway two days after the March 16 movement control order was announced during a televised address by the prime minister.
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