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PETALING JAYA: After months without revenue, hair salon owners turn to ah long or lenders to survive after they were ordered to close due to the motion control order (MCO).
Many of them do not qualify for government financial aid or it was taking too long to approve it.
Chairman of the Malaysian Hairdressing Owners Association (Mahas), AK Selvan, said that although the hairdressing owners and hairdressers respected the government’s position of not allowing them to operate during the MCO period, they cannot survive without an allowance special financial.
While there are grants and loans from the government’s Prihatin Plus Stimulus Package for SMEs, Selvan said the approval process would take too long.
“Not all hair salon operators are guaranteed to receive aid, but we all need government help.
“Many of us turn to ah we long for help to survive and some of these illegal lenders charge 20% interest monthly.”
“For example, if we apply for a loan of RM10,000, these for a long time
give us only RM8,000 while the remaining RM2,000 is considered interest.
“This is difficult for us. Many of us have no other choice because we have no income and we are not receiving help despite the fact that we are drowning (indebted), ”he said when they contacted us yesterday.
Selvan said the association will seek government help to allocate a special fund for hair salon owners.
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