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EMCO for 6 Sabah localities, 1 each in Kelantan and Terengganu from Tuesday

Senior minister says tightened restrictions to be in place until Aug 23

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 08 Aug 2021 7:55PM

EMCO for 6 Sabah localities, 1 each in Kelantan and Terengganu from Tuesday
Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein says 25 premises were ordered to close yesterday due to failure to comply with set Covid-19 standard operating procedures. – The Vibes file pic, August 8, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – Eight localities in Kelantan, Terengganu and Sabah will come under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from Tuesday to August 23.

Senior Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the EMCO will be enforced in Kg Baru Pupoh in Pasir Puteh (Kelantan) and Desa Keluarga YPK Chendering in Kuala Terengganu (Terengganu).

“The EMCO in Sabah involves three localities in Tawau, namely Block 11 Kg Titingan, Kg Pukat in Tg Batu Laut and Kg Rawa-Rawa Batu 4, while in Kalabakan the EMCO involves two estate housing areas, namely Ladang Kapur in Benta Wawasan and Serudung in Usahawan Borneo. Kg Padas in Kota Kinabalu will also be placed under the EMCO,” he said in a statement on the National Recovery Plan today.

Meanwhile, Hishammuddin said the EMCO at several localities in Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah slated to end tomorrow, would be extended.

“In Pasir Puteh, Kelantan the EMCO in Kg Bukit Merbau, Bukit Jawa and Kg Banggol Pak Esah, Bukit Abal will be extended until August 23.

“The EMCO in Kg Teluk Menara, Manir, Kuala Terengganu in Terengganu will be extended until August 18 while in Kg Bukit Malut, Langkawi in Kedah until August 23,” he said.

On compliance to standard operating procedures (SOPs), he said 25 premises were ordered to close yesterday due to failure to comply with set SOPs.

According to Hishammuddin, 255 individuals were compounded for breaching the SOPs, and 21 individuals were remanded.

He said through Op Benteng yesterday, the authorities detained nine undocumented people and seized three land vehicles. – Bernama, August 8, 2021

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