Helping hand: Mohd Izhar chatting with a food truck operator at a mall in Johor Baru before presenting a one-off RM3,000 grant each to 178 food truck operators.
JOHOR BARU: The struggling business environment in Johor, especially in the city, is reason enough for the state government to stand firm on its call to reopen the Malaysia-Singapore border, says Mohd Izhar Ahmad.
The Johor investment, cooperatives, entrepreneurship development and human resources committee chairman said traders and retailers were struggling to make ends meet, on top of having to continue paying rental despite the significant drop in business due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent movement control order imposed from March 18.
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