PUTRAJAYA – Community credit companies or moneylenders registered under the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) are allowed to operate during Phase 1 of the movement control order (MCO) with immediate effect.
The KPKT said the decision was made at a special National Security Council (NSC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin last Friday.
Following this, the KPKT said community credit companies or moneylenders need to apply for permission to operate through the International Trade and Industry Ministry through its Covid-19 Intelligent Management System (CIMS) 3.0 portal from today.
“The companies will only be allowed to operate after obtaining approval through the CIMS system,” the KPKT said in a statement today.
For community credit companies in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan, permission to operate must be referred to the relevant authorities, such as the Sabah Finance Ministry, Sarawak government departments and Labuan Corporation.
According to the KPKT, several standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been updated for the sector, including operating hours, client meetings limited from 9am to 5pm and only two customers allowed in any premises at one time.
“Customers are encouraged to make an appointment before coming in to reduce the number of customers in queue, while only 60% of management and operation staff are allowed to be at the workplace,” said the ministry.
It added that the relevant parties are required to provide the MySejahtera QR Code and customer log book, and customers must check-in via MySejahtera or manually in areas without internet access or for those without smartphones.
“Customers whose body temperature is above 37.5°C or who show symptoms of a sore throat, cough, flu, shortness of breath are not allowed to enter the premises.”
The community credit companies must also inform the KPKT and refer to the NSC or Health Ministry’s SOPs if any staff or customer tests positive for Covid-19.
For further inquiries, the public can contact the officer-in-charge at KPKT Community Credit Control Division at 03-8891 4695/4661/4659/4652/4721 for licensing matters and 03-8891 4690/4668/4658/4708 to lodge complaints. – Bernama, June 23, 2021
