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Businesses here are worried that they will be affected if Johor is to revert its Saturday-Sunday weekend to Friday-Saturday.
Johor Indian Business Association (Jiba) president P. Sivakumar called for a proper study to be conducted before any change is made.
He said investments in the state, especially in Iskandar Malaysia, would lose out.
“It is not timely for such change in Johor, especially with rapid development and foreign investments taking place here,” he told The Star yesterday.
Johor Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industries deputy president Datuk Loh Liam Hiang said many business owners were concerned over the matter.
“Johor Baru is on its way to becoming an international cosmopolitan city due to Iskandar Malaysia. Such changes to our rest days will take us backwards.
“Many countries observe Saturday and Sunday as rest days and it will be hard for us to attract foreign investors to come here (if there is a change),” he said.
