He said the situation could worsen as thousands of foreign workers who returned to their home countries during the Chinese New Year festive break had not returned. Ho said members are also facing a lot of pressure from the conditions set by the authorities for hiring foreign workers. Primas secretary-general T. Thanabalan said many banana leaf rice restaurants are expected to close down this year as they are due to replace their foreign workers. “The problem of getting approval for foreign workers has been unresolved for three years. Presma president Ayub Khan echoed the sentiment and said his association also anticipates more Indian-Muslim eateries closing down this year.

Source: The Star March 11, 2018 22:30 UTC