BUKIT MERTAJAM (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia authorities in Penang state on Sunday (March 29) brought to court 69 people who were arrested for violating the federal government's movement control order (MCO) .. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BUKIT MERTAJAM - Malaysia authorities in Penang state on Sunday brought to court 69 people who were arrested for violating the federal government's movement control order .
Violators of the MCO could be fined RM1,000 or face a jail term of up to six months, based on the Infectious Diseases Act.A man who pleaded guilty last week in a for obstructing a police officer from discharging his duty in enforcing the MCO was fined RM5,000 in default 10 months' jail, for the offence.
Meanwhile, authorities say they will conduct an investigation into a market in Selayang, at the edge of Kuala Lumpur, after a tweet showed dozens of people swarming the place to buy goods.
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