Business owners seek aid to restart after being hit by pandemic

Tough going: Phong says the rising cost of raw materials must be addressed.

BALIK PULAU: After seeing his family business affected by the pandemic for more than year, vegetarian cafe owner Phong Wei Heng hopes that the government will provide more aid or subsidies for the local food industry.

“The rising cost of raw materials needs to be addressed in order to revive the food industry.