Losing out to foreigners

Rice bowl under threat: Shops along Jalan Silang in Kuala Lumpur where many of the businesses are run by foreigners. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The widespread involvement of foreigners operating small-trade businesses illegally in the country is jeopardising the livelihood of local traders but enforcement is seriously lacking, say local operators.

They point out that the occurrence is especially rampant around markets in the Klang Valley as well as farms and towns in Cameron Highlands.