11.1 LICENCES AND PERMITS FOR TRADES AND REGULATED OCCUPATIONS

Overview by HPR, Malaysia: The Government has devised a policy and scheme to make almost every other trade and services to require licences and permits to enable it to implement its racist and restrictive agenda in the name of regulating trade practices. Almost in every licensed trade the participation of Indians is extremely low to non-existent. Where permits are required, Indian participation is usually with rented permits from the middle Malay renter. Where Indians have created an advantage in a particular trade, they are harassed constantly with all kinds of restricting or hampering regulations. The scrap metal trade is one very glaring example.