Critical Questions on Government Efficiencies

1. Regarding to Temporary Occupancy Licenses (TOL) land issues,
a. Is there any progress on converting the idle land to agricultural land?
b. What is the biggest hurdle in the TOL land issues and what are PEMUDAH strategies?
c. Is PEMUDAH going to unify the state land regulations among states in Malaysia?
2. Efficiency in the government policies :
a. What is the progress on liberalization of FIC Guidelines, Guidelines on Foreign Participation in the Distributive Trade Services and the 30% Bumiputera equity restriction?
3. Business licensing issues:
a. Does the government intend to simplify the business licensing application and approval process to less than 5 licenses and in less than 1 week time? Ex. The grocery shop need to get 11 licenses to operate and hotel need at least 30 licenses to operate are not efficient and may cause corruption practises.
4. Halal Industry Issues:
a. The industry players are finding it tough as there are no clear indications on the Halal enforcement and clear guidelines or regulations on Halal issues. What is the role of PEMUDAH on facilitating the development of the industry?