Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021 08:02 AM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Fahmi urged the NSC to hold regular meetings with the police, the local authorities, and industry representatives where questions could be asked and answered before any new rules are made. Picture by Firdaus Latif
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 The public clamour for clarification concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages at restaurants during the movement control order (MCO) shows how detached the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government is from reality, Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil said.
He said there have been many other incidents where vague or contradictory policies were made which added to the cycle of confusion, not only for regular joes but also law enforcers, causing unnecessary anxiety and fear under Emergency rule when people were struggling to make ends meet.
8 February 2021 7:12 pm / 31 comments
If you’re befuddled over what is permissible and what is not in the ever-changing standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the current movement control order (MCO), you’re not alone. Even the people enforcing it are, it seems – the rapidly evolving SOPs have left quite a number of policemen confused over their enforcement, the
This, according to Bukit Aman department of internal security and public order (JKDNKA) director Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Jaafar, was natural, given the scale of the enforcement activity. He said that with around 100,000 police personnel as well as enforcers from other agencies about, there are bound to be varying interpretations of the SOPs as well as with the application of the law.
With the movement control order being extended to Feb 18, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (
pic) said the time for warnings or advice for SOP flouters is over.
“Stricter enforcement is the way forward as we are very serious in our effort to stop the spread of the virus.
“We hope the public will comply as our ultimate goal is to break the chain of infection.
“So far, we have issued thousands of compounds for various offences, including for those who did not adhere to interstate travel restrictions. We are determined to enforce that order, ” he said when contacted.
Bukit Aman senior police officers with the rank of Senior Asst Comm (SAC) and above have been instructed to surveil the situation on the ground, added the IGP.
30 Jan 2021 / 09:43 H. Inspector Zul Nur Azwan Ghani, 33, (second from left) with Sergeant Mat Esah a/l Chu, 58, (left), Corporal Panjang Norgi bin Ngah (right) dan Lance Corporal Hafizul Shah bin Nordin, 32, (second from right). Senoi Praaq which means War People are a battalion within the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), fotoBERNAMA (2020) Copyrights Reserved
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30: They are known for their vast knowledge of the jungle, are loyal, faithful, dependable and fearless in facing threats.
These are the men behind the Senoi Praaq or Orang Perang (War People), a unit of the Royal Malaysia Police under the General Operations Force.
The Senoi Praaq, made up almost entirely of indigenous tribal people or the Orang Asli, possesses true integrity and when assigned with any task they can be expected to deliver.
Doing it right: Police checking on public compliance with the SOP in Johor Baru. THOMAS YONG/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: While most Malaysians complied with the first movement control order last March, this time around people have adopted a carefree approach that has not helped reduce the number of Covid-19 cases.
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Jaafar said the police were concerned over the huge increase in the number of compounds issued to people who violated Covid-19 standard operating procedures in just the first three weeks of this year.
He said a total of 13,449 compounds were issued for various offences during the MCO as at Jan 27.