Eatery owner can now operate without Miti letter during lockdown

Business as usual: Cheow is happy that she does not need any letters from Miti to continue running her business during the lockdown. — K.T.GOH/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Coffee shop owner Cheow Sow Lei is now all smiles after learning that she does not need any letters from the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) to continue running her business during the lockdown.

The 54-year-old had tried 10 times to get the approval letter without success through the ministry’s Covid-19 Intelligent Management System (CIMS) 3.0.