KUALA LUMPUR – The Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) will be enforced in 30 localities in Perak, Sabah and Kelantan from Wednesday until August 24.
Senior Minister Datuk Seri HishammuddinHussein in his daily statement on the National Recovery Plan here today said that 23 of these were Orang Ali villages in the Batang Padang district in Perak.
The affected Orang Asli villages are Kg Sg Lah in the Chendering sub-district, three in the Bidor sub-district namely Kg Senta, Kg Chang and Kg Sanding as well as Kg Menderang in the Sungkai sub-district.
The list also includes 18 villages in the Batang Padang sub-district, namely Kg Batu 6, Kg Batu 14, Kg Batu 16, Kg Batu 17, Kg Batu 18, Kg Batu 19, Kg Kenderong, Kg Sg Rensa, Kg Sg Chendon, Kg Sg Odak, Kg Ampangan, Kg Pos Woh, Kg Batu 7 and Batu 7 ½, Kg Sg Bot Dalam, Kg Sg Bot Luar, Kg Sg Tidong, Kg Lubuk Gaharu and Kg Woh Intake.
The other location in Perak is Taman Meru 2B, Kinta.
While five localities in Sabah under EMCO includes the Taman Sri Balung People’s Housing Project (PPR) and Taman Sri Titingan PPR in Tawau, Tolokoson Camp 2 (Tenom), Kg Kota Tuaran (Tuaran) and Kampung Sarikan (Nabawan).
The EMCO will also be enforced in Taman Sri Bayu in Tumpat, Kelantan.
Hishammuddin also announced that the EMCO in Sg Klau and Sg Chalit (Raub) as well as the IBN Highland construction site, Genting Highlands (Bentong) in Pahang and Taman Kinarut Ria in Papar, Sabah that was scheduled to end tomorrow will be extended until August 17.
Touching on compliance to standard operating procedures (SOPs), he said 38 premises were ordered to shut immediately for violating SOPs yesterday, adding that 281 individuals were issued compounds and 21 were remanded for various offences.
Meanwhile, 28 undocumented people were detained and seven land vehicles were seized under Op Benteng yesterday, he added. – Bernama, August 9, 2021
