Hasni said 5% to 10% of businesses in the city area had closed as a result of cash flow issues since the border closure in March. The human cost of restrictions: Hasni reading The Star’s report about the sufferings that the people are facing due to the closure of the border with Singapore. Hasni said as the mentri besar, he was in touch with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to find a way to keep the Covid-19 situation under control while moving to fully reopen the border. “Let’s start with students and then gradually move to workers, ” he said when asked to comment on The Star’s front-page report on pleas from various quarters to reopen the border with Singapore to spur economic activities, especially in the city area. State Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan also felt it was time for the Malaysia-Singapore land border to reopen in stages.

Source: thestar September 25, 2020 22:18 UTC