Traders expect better sales

Showing support: Workers installing flags for the Johor state election in Jalan Bakri, Muar. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Businesses here are expecting brisk sales amid the state election and school holidays but a stretched labour force and the border closure with Singapore are dampening the situation.Johor Indian Muslim Entrepreneurs Association secretary Hussein Ibrahim said he was concerned about insufficient foreign workers and the rise in Covid-19 cases.

“We expect our business to pick up in these few weeks as many Johoreans will come home to cast their votes for the state election.