Illegal businesses by foreigners must be stopped to safeguard local SMEs and national revenue


THE MCA Economic and SME Affairs Committee takes a firm stance against the growing problem of foreign nationals operating businesses in Malaysia without proper legal registration.

This illegal practice has already disrupted the nation’s economic order, caused significant losses to government tax revenue, reduced Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions, and placed local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under severe and unfair pressure.

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