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State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor clarified that foreign nationals are permitted to conduct business as long as their names are registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia . “Under the Trade, Business And Industrial Licencing By-Laws foreign nationals are allowed to conduct business as long as their names are registered with SSM.“Similarly, for foreign nationals married to locals, the Malaysian Immigration Department grants permission for the foreign spouse to work,” he said in reply to an oral question from Baharudin Mohamed Taib during the 15th Johor State Legislative Assembly sitting here today.
“In this situation, Malaysian citizen spouses are permitted to obtain business licences or hawker licences to operate businesses within the administrative areas of the PBTs.“PBTs do not impose any restrictions on licence applications if the applicant attaches all the required documents,” he said.