Trade chambers: Laws without bite won’t negate impact of rent-seeking


PETALING JAYA: The proposed anti-rent seeking law must have bite, says trade chambers.

“We expect this to send a really strong signal but we’re concerned that this legislation doesn’t have enough teeth – so it (the government) has to show it is quite serious and send the right message to those rent seeking,” said Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) senior fellow Ahmad Yazid Othman (pic).

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