Police slap 23 with compounds

KUCHING: Police have issued 23 compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) today (May 8). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Bintulu recorded the most compounds with 10, followed by Kuching (seven), Mukah (five) and Padawan (one). “The violations include being outside […]

Premises, individuals fined for violating SOPs

BINTULU: Two premises and three individuals here were issued compounds totalling RM44,500 after they were found to be violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO) enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Monday (May 3). The SOP compliance monitoring operation, led by Bintulu Health Officer Dr Melvin Chung, was conducted at several locations throughout the district. A food […]

15 more compounds for Icom cluster offenders

KUCHING: Fifteen more compounds for Covid-19 related offences were issued to individuals related to the Icom cluster by the Kuching Divisional Health Office today (May 1). “This brings the cumulative total of compounds involving this cluster to 62,” said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).  The Icom cluster was first announced on Apr 22. It […]

Companies slapped with RM58,000 compound for violating SOPs

BINTULU: Two companies here were slapped with a total of RM58,000 compound for failing to comply with the conditional movement control order (CMCO) enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) today. The errant companies are a delivery-shipping operator in Tanjung Kidurong, which was issued a RM43,500 compound and a car dealer in Tanjung Batu, which was slapped […]

Four fined for breaking CMCO SOP

BINTULU: Four individuals here were fined RM1,500 each on Wednesday for flouting conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs). Bintulu District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the men, aged between 39 and 42, were compounded under Regulation 19 (1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) […]

What’s the rationale behind RM50K compound?

KUALA LUMPUR: Is it reasonable to impose a compound as high as RM50,000 for standard operating procedure (SOP) violations, when many are still struggling due to the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic? The question is raised by netizens, who disagreed with the actions taken by the Kelantan police against several small traders in the state. For them, the […]

Five operators fined RM1,500 each for defying CMCO

MIRI: A total of five compound notices with a fine of RM1,500 were issued by the city council (MCC) enforcement team to business operators for defying standard operating procedures (SOPs) imposed under the current conditional movement control order (CMCO). In a statement today, MCC said its enforcement team comprising enforcement personnel and Public Health officers […]

11 persons arrested for SOP and gambling violations

SIBU: A ‘mahjong’ game ended with 11 individuals slapped with a total compound of RM22,000 for violating the pandemic enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Monday (Apr 26). In the operations ‘Ops Dadu Khas’, a CID team raided a premises at Lorong Dr Wong Soon Kai around 1.50pm. Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit […]

Fines for vehicles on the streets after 8pm?

BINTULU: The standard operating procedure (SOP) for Covid-19 prevention in Bintulu can be further enhanced by issuing fines on vehicles found on the streets after 8pm. Bintulu MP Datuk Sri Tiong King Sing said he had recommended to the Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to review and tighten several SOP from tomorrow (25 April) onwards. […]

Five without face masks compounded

SIBU: Five individuals working in an office as well as in a bank, were slapped with a RM1,500 compound each today for not wearing face masks. According to sources, a standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance monitoring operation led by Sibu deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat was conducted at the premises of the office concerned […]