SMEs request for additional assistance

“If it continues, they won’t be able to survive and there will be a lot of shutdowns, ” said SME Association of Malaysia president Datuk Michael Kang.

PETALING JAYA: While the business community understands the need for stricter movement controls and standard operating procedures (SOPs), small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are concerned that the re-implementation of the movement control order (MCO) in selected states would further cripple businesses.

Although the new measures to stem the rising Covid-19 cases in the country are more targeted compared to the blanket MCO imposed in March last year, the impact on companies would still be severe, particularly if the MCO is extended.