SEVEN localities in Sabah and Pahang will be placed under the enhanced movement-control order (EMCO) from Wednesday until August 31, said National Security Council director-general Rodzi Md Saad.

He said the localities in Sabah are Kg Mentadak Baru, Pulau Sebatik; Kg Sri Aman Batu 3 1/2, Jalan Apas; Kg Hidayat, Batu 4; Taman Semarak Jaya; Lorong Damai, Jalan Damai and Lorong Haji Marzuki, Jalan Damai in Tawau, while in Pahang, the EMCO will be enforced at Kg Luit in Maran district.

“The standard operating procedure for all these areas under the EMCO are the same as announced before,” he said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur today.

Meanwhile, the EMCO at Ladang Palmlyn workers’ quarters, Mukah, Sarawak and Kg Temalian, Mukim Ulu Dong in Raub, Pahang, scheduled to end tomorrow, will be extended until August 31.

He also said the EMCO in 10 localities in Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang will be lifted as scheduled tomorrow.

The localities are Kg Selagon and Kg Binsulok in Beaufort, Sabah; Kg Bintawa Hilir, Kuching (Sarawak) as well as Bandar Cheneh Baru and Felda Neram in Mukim Bandi, Kemaman (Terengganu).

The other localities involved are Kg Bedu, Kg Pamah Kulat, Sg Klau and Sg Chalit in Raub, Pahang, while in Kelantan, the localities are Kg Belian, Mukim Sg Pinang in Tumpat and Kg Tok Sadang, Mukim Badang (Kota Baru). – Bernama, August 16, 2021.