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MRCA Forms Task Force to Help Members Affected by MCO The strategic task force called the MRCA MCO Action Bureau (MMAB), was set up to combat the adverse effects and impact of the pandemic plaguing the nation’s businesses. he aim of the MMAB task force is to help all its members in these challenging times, it said in a statement recently. It said that the retail and franchise industry and related businesses are facing huge and unprecedented uncertainties due to the pandemic, including the Movement Control Order (MCO) that has brought most businesses, their supply chain and their operatives to a standstill. The objectives and goals of the MMAB are to work with the Government and all its related agencies on stimulant packages, and tangible and intangible means to address the pressing issues, challenges and burden faced by MRCA members, especially those who are adversely affected. The task force will also engage with members to ascertain their difficulties, and to provide advice as well as make suggestions and help to look at interim and alternative solutions. “For example, MMAB can suggest the use of other operatives and technologies to change members’ current business models,” it stated. It will champion initiatives and interact with other NGOs, whose members are also impacted by this pandemic, to help each other and create mutual benefits. The task force will work with the financial institutions on the possibilities of securing loans and other financial help, advice members on business continuity management
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measures, especially on their business processes and IT systems as well as provide advice related on legal, taxation, accounting and financing, among others. “Recognising that there are shortterm, mid-term and long-term effects for recovery, the MMAB will strive hard to meet its objectives. The aim is to help MRCA members to sail through this difficult phase,” it said. MRCA has already started their engagement strategy with its embers by having regular forums and
discussions via online Web services. This engagement will soon be taken over by the MMAB and will continue to proceed as such until they are able to meet the members face to face. The MMAB will set up a new Facebook communication channel as soon as possible to allow the members to reach out to the MMAB. “The MMAB will endeavour to provide support in a timely manner. MRCA will always remain committed to its core values and objectives in serving all members,” it added.
THE MMAB CONSISTS OF: EMINENT ADVISORY GROUP MRCA President Datuk Seri Garry Chua MRCA President Council Members Datuk Albert Chiang, Datuk Lee Hwa Cheng, Datuk Seri Nelson Kwok and Dato’ Liaw Choon Liang MRCA Vice President Datuk Seri Dr Kk Chai MRCA Council Member Sharan Valiram BUREAU WORKING COMMITTEE MMAB Chairman & MRCA Treasurer General Dato’ Alex Wong MRCA Deputy President Dato’ Vincent Choo MRCA Vice Presidents Shirley Tay, Dato’ Liew Bin and Valerie Choo MRCA Deputy Treasurer General Dato’ Winnie Lim MRCA Secretary General Ken Phua MRCA Council Members Seak Thean Pow, Brian Tham and Raymond Woo MRCA Members Stan Singh, Michael Liew, Liang Foo Kuan, Jordan Ng, Alex Chong, Christine Tan, Vach Pillutla and Tony Lim PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS MRCA Honorary Auditor Dato’ Seri Raymond Liew MRCA Legal Advisor Datuk Ringo Low
