Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan recently urged the MACC to probe 213 school meal contracts worth RM1.32 billion over concerns about the recipients’ addresses, finances and experience. (Bernama pic)PUTRAJAYA: The education ministry will review allegations that companies sharing the same registered address may have colluded in a tender for cooked meals at schools and hostels nationwide.

Its secretary-general, Wan Hashim Wan Rahim, said the ministry took the allegations seriously and was prepared to cooperate with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if further investigation was required.

He said allegations of cartel activity or collusion must be assessed based on facts and credible evidence, and not just similarities in companies' registered addresses or business backgrounds.