SEVEN localities – four in Sabah, two in Kelantan and one in Pahang – will be placed under the enhanced movement-control order (EMCO) from Wednesday until September 28, according to the National Security Council (NSC).

NSC’s national security director-general Rodzi Md Saad said the affected localities in Sabah are two in Kota Kinabalu involving Kg Warisan and Rumah Pangsa Tanjung Aru, and one each in Kalabakan (Kilang Fu Yee, Brantian) and Kota Marudu (Kg Rugading).

For Kelantan, both localities involved are in Mukim Pengkalan Kubur, Tumpat, namely Kg Bendang Pak Yong and Kg Simpangan, while in Pahang the affected locality is Kg Paya Pelong, Kerdau, Temerloh.

“The standard operating procedure (SOP) for all these EMCO areas is similar to those announced previously,” he said in a statement uploaded on Facebook today.

Rodzi also said the EMCO in two localities, one each in Sabah, which are Kg Lotong, Kota Marudu, and Pahang, namely Kg Temalian, Mukim Ulu Dong, Raub, scheduled to end tomorrow, has been extended to September 28.

Meanwhile, he said the EMCO in two localities in Sabah, namely Kg Hidayat, Batu 4 in Tawau and Kg Penangah in Tongod, will end tomorrow as scheduled.

The EMCO in three localities in Lata Rek, Mukim Olak Jeram in Kuala Krai, Kelantan involving Kg Lata Tuai, Kg Tok Uban and Kg Kubang Kerian will also end tomorrow as scheduled. – Bernama, September 13, 2021.