One locality each in Lubok Antu and Samarahan placed under EMCO

A police roadblock in place at one of the villages undergoing the EMCO. File Photo

KUCHING, Aug 13: Lubok Antu and Samarahan saw one locality each being placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) implementation by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today.

According to SDMC in a statement today, the two-week EMCO implementation for Rh. Tukang Meringgai in Kampung Ensawang, Lubok Antu, begins today (Aug 13) and will run until Aug 26, 2021.

The committee said for Kampung Sg. Batu in Samarahan, the EMCO implementation will start tomorrow (Aug 14) until Aug 27, 2021.

On the same note, SDMC also extended the EMCO implementation in one locality in Sri Aman for one week, starting tomorrow (Aug 14) until Aug 20, 2021, involving Rh. Alia in Kampung Kandis, Pantu.

Meanwhile, the committee also announced the end of EMCO implemented in three localities in Pakan, Bau and Kuching, today (Aug 13, 2021).

The affected localities are Rh. Nyakin in Sg. Bangkit Entaih of Pakan, Kampung Bunga Rampai in Bau and Kampung Seratau in Padawan sub-district of Kuching. — DayakDaily