• UPDATED 5.17PM | Added comment from Pakatan Harapan secretariat on the price hike.

CORONAVIRUS | Former domestic trade and consumer affairs minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has expressed disagreement with the increased ceiling price for three-ply face masks.

His successor, Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi had earlier today confirmed that the ceiling price for three-ply face masks has been raised to RM2 per piece, up from 80 sen or a 150 percent increase.