Enforcement officers will conduct random checks at shopping malls to ensure shoppers do not exceed the two-hour limit.
The checks will be carried out via the shoppers’ MySejahtera check-in.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, however, hoped that patrons will practice self-control and not shop beyond the allotted time.
“The ministry has some 2,200 enforcement officers, so we will conduct random checks at popular places.
“Abide by the two-hour time limit. This is important as we battle Covid-19,” he added.
The Malaysia Shopping Malls Association had earlier said the two-hour limit was impractical as the mall management had no authority to check the shoppers’ MySejahtera history to determine the time they had entered into their premises.
Malaysia recorded 6,509 new Covid-19 cases today. Selangor topped the list with 2,049 cases.
CIVIL SERVICE TO GRIND TO A HALT WITH 80% WFH TOMORROW? FT CUEPACS DOESN’T THINK SO
Fadli Noor, secretary of the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Federal Territories, insisted that it will be business as usual, as 80 per cent, or some 750,000 civil servants, work from home, starting tomorrow.
“Let’s not lose track of the real objective. It is to limit the movement of people, and as such, the bulk of the civil service will be working from home,” Fadli told Twentytwo13.
“As for gadgets and the internet, civil servants have phones and data, and they can still communicate with their colleagues via online tele-conferences. So, work can still be done.”
REMOTE WORKING GOOD BUT FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS SPARK CREATIVITY, INNOVATION
Remote work is progress, but offices are still innovation drivers.
Tech giants continue to build mega offices, seemingly running against the workplace trend they have helped to drive so successfully during the pandemic.
In innovative industries, the ecosystem is everything, because ideation and creation can happen more rapidly in an environment where enablers, serendipity and creativity are at close hand.
NEELOFA GIVES STATEMENT TO COPS – AGAIN
Businesswoman Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor gave her statement at the Seremban police headquarters following allegations that she did not wear a face mask at the Seremban Court Complex last Thursday.
The 32-year-old was accompanied by her husband Muhammad Haris Ismail, and two lawyers.
The case is being investigated under Section 269 of the Penal Code and Regulation 17(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Regulations (Measures within the Infected Local Areas) 2021.
It has been made clear that a face mask must be worn in a public space, even by those wearing a niqab.
EPF REVISES OPERATING HOURS FROM 8.30AM-2PM
Starting tomorrow, Employees Provident Fund (EPF) offices nationwide will operate from 8.30am to 2pm, until further notice.
In a statement today, EPF said it will not entertain walk-ins; those intending to visit the office can make an appointment through its Janji Temu Online or by calling the relevant branches.
POLICE TRACKING DOWN WOMAN WHO LINKED COVID-19 VACCINE TO OLYMPIAN HAZIQ KAMARUDDIN’S DEATH
Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Zaid Hassan said police are tracking down a woman who had allegedly linked the death of national archer Haziq Kamaruddin with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
The woman had posted a video on Instagram on Saturday, which was also circulated via WhatsApp. The Health Ministry was accused of causing Haziq’s death after he had taken the second dose of the vaccine.
Post-mortem results showed the Olympian had died of coronary artery atherosclerosis or a clogged artery.