KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Micro small and medium enterprises (micro SMEs) which are neither registered with the Ministry of International Trade and Industry nor business councils are feeling the heat of poor consumer sentiments and being left out of the government's assistance for businesses, a coalition of trade, business, and professional associations said.
Datuk David Gurupatham, group coordinator of Industries Unite, a coalition of more than 40 trade, business, and professional associations throughout Malaysia, said there is a handful of micro SMEs that fall into this category, hence, the information on government assistance as well as the necessary guidelines and procedures has not reached them.