As Malaysia entered the fourth day of "total lockdown", a Perak lawmaker has that he is still receiving complaints from pharmacies and coffee shops on the hurdles in getting approval to open shop.

In a statement today, Ipoh Timur MP Wong Kah Woh said the government, especially the International Trade and Industry Ministry's Covid-19 intelligent management system (CIMS 3.0), was imposing unnecessary bureaucracy for essential services.

He said the essential nature of coffee shops and pharmacies...