JOHOR BARU: Businesses here are expecting brisk sales amid the state election and school holidays but a stretched labour force and the border closure with Singapore are dampening the situation.Johor Indian Muslim Entrepreneurs Association secretary Hussein Ibrahim said he was concerned about insufficient foreign workers and the rise in Covid-19 cases.
JOHOR BARU, Feb 22 About 12 years ago, M. Amry opened his motorcycle workshop close to Causeway, an ideal location to serve the tens of thousands of Malaysians commuting for work in Singapore. When Covid-19 arrived in 2020 and forced both countries to close this vital artery, however, this.
JOHOR BARU: The Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) between Malaysia and Singapore is crucial for the economic recovery of the state, and should be resumed as scheduled on Jan 21, say business groups here.
BUSINESSES, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), are hoping the funds allocated to them under Johor Budget 2022 can be disbursed to them without delay.
Malaysian stakeholders are keeping their fingers crossed that the southern vaccinated travel lane (VTL) for land crossings will not be derailed even as the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in Malaysia and Singapore.