KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (July 3): On the second day of the compliance operation (Ops Patuh), several people were issued compound notices for failing to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of Phase 1 of movement control under the National Recovery Plan. These people included property owners, workers, and customers. Despite Ops Patuh’s declaration, some individuals and business owners continued to breach the SOPs by failing to provide temperature scanners or operating without a letter from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).
The nationwide implementation of Ops Patuh, which began yesterday, involves 21 ministries working together with the Ministry of Home Affairs.
In Selangor, deputy district police head Supt Ramsay Embol said five compound notices totaling RM50,000 were given to employers for operating without an MITI letter, exceeding the 60 percent capacity limit, or providing non-essential services without an MITI letter.
“Workers were fined RM2,000 each for failing to scan their body temperatures, and a vehicle workshop in Bukit Jelutong and a plastic manufacturing facility in Section 16 were ordered to close down immediately,” he said today when met at the Shah Alam district police headquarters.
Meanwhile, Kuala Langat district police commander Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd [email protected] said two factories in the district were fined yesterday for failing to provide temperature scanners and for not having the names of their employees on the MITI list.
In Johor, 77 compounds worth RM770,000 were issued for non-compliance with SOPs, with 48 compounds going to firm or premises owners and 29 to employees or customers.
In a statement issued today, Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said four businesses were forced to close immediately, while eight others were fined for exceeding the 60 percent capacity limit or misusing the MITI authorisation letter.
The compounds were issued following 22 operations, during which 503 officials and workers from several government organizations investigated 100 factories, 14 business sites, three supermarkets, and three bus terminals, according to Ayob Khan.
In a statement issued today, Bentong district police chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said nine local manufacturing workers aged 20 to 55 were each fined RM1,500 for failing to scan the MySejahtera QR code at work.
Furthermore, ten foreigners aged 20 to 40 from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and China were detained for failing to scan the MySejahtera QR code and other immigration-related offenses.
When the companies were found operating with a staff of above 60% during the Ops Patuh inspection in the Bentong region yesterday, he claimed two factory owners were each fined RM10,000.
Following inspections of 309 business locations and 136 enterprises in Penang, 24 compounds were issued yesterday.
According to a statement from the Penang contingent police headquarters, two establishments and a factory were forced to close for failing to follow the SOPs./n
