MCO 2.0: Hotels in Malaysia feel neglected, being 'left to collapse'


In a special address, the Prime Minister announced a special discount of 10% on electricity bills from January to March 2021 to hotel operators nationwide.

The Perlindungan Ekonomi dan Rakyat Malaysia (Permai) assistance package would do little to help hotels in the country that have been struggling to stay afloat.

Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) chief executive officer Yap Lip Seng said the announcement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin fell short of industry's expectations.

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