However, he said the matter was still under discussion with the parties involved, especially EPF.

They said the Budget has not lived up to the expectation for businesses that are hoping for a lifeline to sustain themselves through this unprecedented health and economic crisis.

The service will be available for four months from tomorrow (Nov 16) until March 16, 2021.

Wan Kamarul said 13 of them surrendered themselves on Thursday (Nov 12), and 11 others the following day.

Meanwhile, 803 patients were cured and discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries to 33,772.

“We do not care if they ran away or are afraid to return (since Medan 88 was placed under EMCO), what is important is that they surrender and we will arrest the employers who conspired with them (taking the residents away). We want them to return so that we can do the Covid-19 screening test on them and determine their health status,”

“It is a foregone conclusion that retail REITs will see negative earnings growth this year with the CMCO reinstated.”

These stores have “been gaining prominence and their sales are projected to continue on an upward trajectory”.

The Building Industry Presidents’ Council said “it is good” that the Covid-19 Act has temporarily suspended “contractual rights under Part 2 of the Act in order to allow all parties to review their respective positions and consider the best way to move forward”.

CGS-CIMB Securities said the contraction in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) moderated significantly to 2.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 3Q as economic activity rebounded strongly on a sequential basis following the transition to the Recovery MCO (RMCO) in June.