643 arrested for violating MCO Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob fotoBERNAMA (2021) COPYRIGHTS RESERVED
PETALING JAYA: A total of 643 individuals were arrested yesterday for violating the movement control order (MCO).
“A total of 20 individuals were remanded while the remaining 623 were issued compounds,” Senior Minister (Defence ) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yakoob said.
The offences committed were not wearing face masks (144), ignoring social distancing (133), failing to provide equipment for contact tracing registration (112), premises operating beyond set time limit or without permission (34), crossing states and districts without permission (112), leaving home with no proper reason (42) and others (66).
Furthermore, Ismail Sabri said 4,460 teams under the compliance task force conducted checks at 19,730 premises including supermarkets, restaurants, factories, banks, government offices, hawker centers and land, air and water terminals.
Gerik school placed under EMCO (Updated) Pix for illustration purposes.
PETALING
JAYA: Sekolah Menengah Sultan Idris Shah II in Gerik, Perak, has been placed under a Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) following an increase in Covid-19 cases there.
“The EMCO will be initiated from Feb 6 until Feb 19,” Senior Minister (Defence) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement today.
Another location that was also placed under an EMCO was Kampung Sebako 1 and 2 in Lundu, Sarawak from Feb 6 until Feb 19 after the Health Ministry recorded a spike in cases.
The EMCO implemented in Kampung Sungai Ud and Kampung Sungai Ud Hilir, Dalat, Sarawak, which was scheduled to end on Feb 10, has been extended till Feb 16.
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Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says two localities in Terengganu and one in Perak will be placed under the EMCO from tomorrow until February 17. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 ― Two localities in Terengganu and one in Perak will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 within the community and to break the chain of infection, said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the EMCO would be from tomorrow until February 17 to enable the Ministry of Health (MoH) to implement targeted screening in the three localities ― Felda Tersat and TNB Quarters construction site in Kuala Berang, Hulu Terengganu in Terengganu as well as Felda Lasah/Kampung Besi Api in Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
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Senior Minister for Security Cluster, Ismail Sabri Yaakob has stated that none of the websites belonging to the government have been hacked so far. According to a report by Bernama, the remark was his response to media members when asked to comment with regards to the threat made by Anonymous Malaysia (AM) during a press conference yesterday.
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What made his remark rather interesting is that it took place not long after AM published a list of government websites on its Facebook page that the group claimed to have been defaced by another group called Cyberpunk Team as part of #OpsWakeUp21. As noted in the list, these websites belonged to Sabah and Perak state governments as well as the Royal Malaysian Customs, Construction Industry Development Board, and Selayang Municipal Council.
One at a time: A foreign worker taking
a swab test in Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya, as others wait for their turn. ART CHEN/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Acknowledging that fortnightly testing of foreign construction workers is a good idea, the industry wants the government to help defray costs estimated at over RM500mil.
The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) said routine mass testing will involve substantial costs which would be “too much to bear”.
“At the moment, contractors are absorbing all additional SOP (standard operating procedure) compliance costs that were not factored in earlier.
“With such a substantial amount to pay, the industry really hopes the government will look into providing a full subsidy to ease the construction industry’s burden, ” it said, adding that it supports fortnightly testing if subsidised.