KUCHING, April 11: Several entertainment outlets have been known to operate past the 10pm curfew after closing their shutters and they are being warned not to continue this practice of flouting the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Bintulu Member of Parliament Tiong King Sing said there have been many public complaints and confirmed cases have indeed been traced back to these outlets.
“These enterprises have refused to acknowledge and see the true situation of the pandemic happening in their own city and to lawfully follow the SOPs stipulated by the authorities.
“I must urge all business operators in Bintulu, no matter what sector they are in, to provide a high degree of cooperation in Covid-19 prevention.
“If they persist with violating the SOPs, they must face the consequences and I will personally ask the police to intervene during their patrols,” he said in a statement today.
He added that the enforcement personnel have the authority to suspend these outlets, revoke their business licenses, and even forcibly break into offending premises suspected of violating SOPs.
In order to curb the raging pandemic especially in Bintulu now, Tiong said these are the possible tough actions to be applied to SOP flouters.
“The level of the pandemic is at a level now where no one can afford to be complacent. Only by having a strict compliance to the SOPs can everyone’s safety and health be better assured.
“These rebellious businesses should think deeply about the future. Only by ensuring the entire community’s health and safety can the economy recover. Only when that happens, can normalcy take hold again and life can get better,” he said. — DayakDaily
