KUALA LUMPUR – Ten localities in Perak, four in Pahang and three in Sabah will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from Sunday until August 21.
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said, in Perak, the EMCO will involve six localities in Pulau Pangkor, namely, Taman Seri Pangkor; Rumah Murah Pangkor; Ladang Kong Heap Lee; Kg Tengah; Taman Desa Pangkor flats and Taman Desa Pangkor.
The EMCO in Perak also involves the Horizon construction site in Kinta; Kg Perlok Baru and Kg Perlok in Sungkai, Batang Padang; as well as at the Batu Gajah Correctional Centre, Kinta.
“Localities in Pahang are Kuala Tahan in Jerantut and three other locations in Temerloh, namely, Taman Sri Layang, Taman Rimba and Taman Tualang Indah,” he said in a statement on the National Recovery Plan (PPN) and EMCO today.
In Sabah, the localities involved are University Condominium Apartment 2 and Rumah Murah Kepayan in Kota Kinabalu; and Kg Lohan 1 in Ranau.
The EMCO at Ladang Pelitanah 1 & 2 workers’ quarters, Dalat in Mukah, Sarawak, has been extended until August 14, while the EMCO in Bandar Sinsuran, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, has been extended until August 21.
Hishammuddin said, after studying the presentation on the current situation by the Health Ministry, the EMCO in Taman Hock Ann, Old Klang Road, will be lifted tomorrow.
The EMCO involving several localities in Sabah, namely, in Taman Sabana Phase 1, Keningau; Kg Berhala and Kg Melayu Bumiputra, Sandakan; Kg Nagapas, Jalan Kebun Lama, Papar and Kg Kolam, Kudat, will also be lifted tomorrow.
Apart from that, the EMCO in five localities in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, namely, Taman Sepanggar, blocks D and E of Angkasa Apartment; Kg Sepakat Jaya; Kg Rampayan and Kg Lokub, is set to end tomorrow.
Commenting on compliance to standard operating procedures (SOPs) yesterday, he said 67 premises were ordered to close immediately for failing to follow rules set by the government.
He said that 194 individuals were issued compounds for violating SOPs and 31 others were remanded.
While under the ‘Op Benteng’ crackdown against non-citizens, 15 undoumented people were detained and four land vehicles were seized. – Bernama, August 6, 2021
