PETALING JAYA: The government will make amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 to impose harsher penalties against anyone found violating standard operating procedure (SOP) to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Emergency Management Technical Committee has scrutinised provisions to the law to allow stricter and swifter enforcement of the SOP. It is crucial to follow SOP at workplaces, workers quarters, business premises and factories to break the chain of Covid-19 infections. Enforcement must be enhanced to ensure adherence to SOP, he said in a special address on Thursday (Feb 4).
Published on: Monday, February 01, 2021
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: The government’s decision to allow the forestry and timber sector, as well as its chains involving logging to operate as usual effective today, enables it to contribute to the country’s economic growth even during the Movement Control Order (MCO).
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali in a statement said it was a relief to the timber industry, especially the furniture sector nationwide which indirectly benefits flood victims to obtain supplies of furniture destroyed by the recent disaster.
“The furniture sector is estimated to use 85 per cent of local raw materials for furniture production.
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The government will not hesitate to take action against any factory that does not comply with the regulations on workers’ accommodations, says Deputy Human Resources Minister Awang Hashim.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to allow the forestry and timber sector, as well as its chains involving logging to operate as usual effective.
A total of 23 employers have been charged in court for failing to comply with the government’s ruling on the provision of workers’ accommodation in accordance with the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446)