PUTRAJAYA: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have voiced concern over threats of stiff fines by enforcement officers who inspect their premises, leaving them no choice but to offer bribes to avoid unnecessary summonses.
SME Association of Malaysia president Teh Kee Sin (pic) said many entrepreneurs had claimed that they were in perpetual fear of such enforcement officers, who tended to ask for bribes instead of issuing compound notices.
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