KUALA LUMPUR: There are about 3,250 licensed moneylenders in the country that are regulated by the Government to keep borrowing rates low.
“It is a struggling industry,” said Malaysian Punjabi Licensed Money Lenders Association president Beant Singh, adding that loan sharks had increasingly become the preferred choice for Malaysians to get quick cash – despite knowing they could probably get into deeper trouble.
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