Compound for violating SOP now set at RM10,000
KUALA LUMPUR: The compound for violating the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the movement control order (MCO) has been increased from RM1,000 to RM10,000 starting from today, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. He said the Emergency (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 was gazetted since last midnight. Abdul Hamid said the decision to […]
Couple fined RM1,000 each for violating SOP
BINTANGOR: A husband and wife were compounded RM1,000 each for violating the standard operating procedure (SOP) under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The 44-year-old man and 43-year-old woman were detained for riding a motorcycle in town at 9.37am on Monday (March 8). Meradong police chief DSP Sekam Anoi said they were brought to the […]
Six CMCO violators fined RM1,000 each
SIBU: Failure to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) under conditional movement control order (CMCO) resulted in six business owners being slapped with a RM1,000 fine each. Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the premises were compounded last Saturday during a CMCO SOP compliance monitoring by enforcement personnel at three locations. The […]
Sustainable solutions better to beat pandemic
KUCHING: Apart from increasing fines for violators of standard operating procedures (SOP), the government has been asked to also look into sustainable solutions to curb the spread of Covid-19. Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) chairman Datuk Seri Victor Hii noted that the Emergency Ordinance 2021 (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) states that any individual […]
Fair enforcement of SOPs needed
KUCHING: The only adequate deterrent for people to obey and to not violate the required standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the movement control order (MCO) is with frequent and fair enforcement of SOPs, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He said that without proper enforcement, people would not be concerned even with the RM10,000 […]
Man fined RM7k for taking upskirt video of woman
KAJANG: For recording an upskirt video of a woman by placing his mobile phone under her skirt, a food delivery man was fined RM7,000 in default two months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today. Magistrate Muhammad Noor Firdaus Rosli sentenced Shahidan Mohammad, 46, after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The father of six was charged with […]
Heavier fines for MCO violators from March 11
KUCHING: Any individual found violating the movement control order (MCO) will soon be slapped with a fine of up to RM10,000. Any company guilty of the same offence is liable to a maximum fine of up to RM50,000, a check on the e-Federal Gazette published today revealed. The drastic increase in fine is stipulated […]
Jogger fined for violating MCO
SIBU: A 41-year-old man was slapped with RM1,000 fine while three others escaped after they were found carrying out cross-country running activities in Kemuyang forest yesterday (Feb 13). District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said a patrol team carrying out movement control order (MCO) monitoring spotted the suspect coming out of the forest, believed […]
Employer fined for harbouring illegal immigrants
KUCHING: An employer in Sibu has pleaded guilty before the Sessions Court and was fined RM225,000 — RM5,000 per illegal immigrant that he harboured. In default he would get jail time, and he was also given the option of serving jail time of 135 months (three months per person). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) […]
Three MCO flouters fined
SIBU: Three women here were fined RM1,000 each for violating the movement control order (MCO) early this morning (Jan 30). Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit in a statement said, the three women, aged between 26 and 34, were arrested by a mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) unit at Jalan Market at 3.20am. “The […]