Furniture exporters expect 20% drop in business this year


JOHOR BARU: Furniture manufacturers, struggling to meet growing overseas orders because of a worker shortage, are losing business to countries like Vietnam and Mexico.

Johor Furniture Association president Koh Choon Chai said that this will result in a 20% drop in business this year.

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