Allow us to open on 'one table, one diner' basis, say coffee shop owners


Empty tables are seen at a coffee shop in Ipoh as customers are not allowed to dine in during the MCO period. Coffee shop owners, however, are urging the government to allow customers on a 'one table, one diner' basis.- RONNIE CHIN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Coffee shop operators are urging the government to allow them to operate during the movement control order (MCO) period on the basis of 'one table, one diner'.

Malaysia Singapore Coffeeshop Proprietors' General Association president Datuk Ho Su Mong said tens of thousands of coffee shops have been affected very badly by the MCO, with some forced to fold.

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