Small businesses in Malaysia welcome full Covid-19 lockdown but plead for government aid,


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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Mamak shops, eateries and coffee-shop groups in Malaysia have welcomed the full lockdown that will start on Tuesday (June 1) but are pleading for various assistance from the government to help them survive the current circumstances. Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association president Jawahar Ali Taib Khan said they had been expecting the full lockdown as they were among those who had made earlier calls to help stop the Covid-19 outbreak. "However, we hope the government will be strict and observe discipline in implementing the standard operating procedure," he said. "It should not be...