Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz said direct negotiations are allowed as long as they meet one or more criteria under the Act, which includes the procurement of supplies and services that are required urgently, whereby not doing so would jeopardise national interest.

It is also to say thank you to Malaysians for their support of the fast food chain since it established itself here 38 years ago.

Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan said the Act will be enforced by the Department of Labour of Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) to ensure the employers comply with the provision of the laws.

Meanwhile, seven more patients have recovered from Covid-19, bringing total recoveries to 8,978.

Minister of Housing and Local Government Zuraida Kamaruddin concurred with views that it is not the right time for the introduction of such a tax.

Mah Sing Group Bhd CEO Datuk Ho Hon Sang: I am honored to be elected as the chairman of Rehda Selangor and humbled by the support and trust given my peers to take on the helm.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah: The Act was drafted in 1988. The RM1,000 was reasonable back then but now we need to revise it. So I leave it to the parliamentarians to decide.

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The Ministry of Health (MOH) had recommended that the RMCO, which is scheduled to end on Aug 31, be extended until the COVID-19 pandemic is under control.

The Penang state government has asked the relevant parties to prepare a detailed plan on the proposed suspension of the ferry services in the state for three months beginning Sept 1 for renovations and upgrading at the terminals.