KUALA LUMPUR: Ramadan and Aidilfitri bazaars in Kuala Lumpur will be allowed to operate with limited hours throughout the movement control order, which begins today until May 20, says Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa.
He said Ramadan bazaars could operate from 3pm to 8pm, while Aidilfitri bazaars can operate from 10am to 10pm.
He said the authorities need to step up crowd control as it was nearing the final week before Hari Raya, the peak shopping period.
“To ensure distancing, a queue card number system with the ratio of three people per stall has been proposed. If there are 50 stalls at a location, 150 people could be allowed inside the bazaar at a time.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to keep public parks open in Kuala Lumpur was approved by the National Security Council (NSC), says Tan Sri Annuar Musa.
The Federal Territories Minister said the matter was discussed by the Federal Territories Crisis Management Centre - of which Annuar is chairman - before it was presented and subsequently approved by the NSC.
“Some have said that this was a flip-flop decision, but it was made based on feedback from the people and even from several Kuala Lumpur MPs. As it is for the betterment of the public, it is OK.
“We should listen to their voices, and if reasonable, we can find ways to implement them. We are not perfect, but we do not have to be so rigid, ” he said during a live-stream Sunday (Jan 17). Annuar said Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) was instructed to increase monitoring at popular parks such as Taman Rimba Kiara, Taman Botani Perdana and Taman Metropolitan Kepong.