Selangor Journal
The Malaysian Army Force (ATM) setting up barbed wires around an enclosed Sukpa Stadium in Pahang on December 10, 2020, which has been turned into a Covid-19 quarantine centre for those who have been screened at Amber Court, Bentong, which has been imposed with the movement control order (EMCO) to curb the spread of the pandemic. — Picture by BERNAMA

EMCO in 17 localities in three states from Aug 8 — Hishamuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Ten localities in Perak, four in Pahang and three in Sabah will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from Sunday (Aug 8) until Aug 21.

Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said, in Perak, the EMCO will involve six localities in Pulau Pangkor, namely, Taman Seri Pangkor; Rumah Murah Pangkor; Ladang Kong Heap Lee; Kampung Tengah; Taman Desa Pangkor flats and Taman Desa Pangkor .

EMCO in Perak also involves the Horizon construction site in Kinta; Kampung Perlok Baru and Kampung Perlok in Mukim Sungkai, Batang Padang; as well as at the Batu Gajah Correctional Centre, Kinta.

“Localities in Pahang are Kuala Tahan in Jerantut and three other locations in Temerloh, namely, Taman Sri Layang, Taman Rimba and Taman Tualang Indah,” he said in a statement on the National Recovery Plan (NRP) and EMCO today.

In Sabah, the localities involved are University Condominium Apartment 2 and Rumah Murah Kepayan in Kota Kinabalu; and Kampung Lohan 1 in Ranau.

 

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