The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) hopes that the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011 (Act 728) can be amended in the Dewan Rakyat next year to expand and strengthen the department's enforcement powers.

Maqis director-general Saiful Yazan Alwi said the amendment to the Act had already been approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry and was in the process of being reviewed from a legal aspect by the Attorney-General's Chambers...