Malaysian Starts Stocking Up and Heavy Traffic Are Being Build up after Khas Darurat Announced
Earlier today on 11 am, when there is a special Announcement of Khas Darurat by Y.A.B Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, where the announcement is regarding the current issue faced by Malaysia due the Covid-19, which resulted the MCO 2.0 to kick in starting 13th January 2021.
Where currently the Emergency declaration will be in progress that threatens the security or economic life or public order in the Federation is listed under the points below.
- “The civilian government will continue to function. The emergency is not a military coup and curfew will not be enforced.”
- The Cabinet, state executive councils and government services will continue to function as usual, as reported by The Straits Times
- In addition, “the emergency order will also mean the King can make the necessary decrees to tackle the pandemic, including ordering private healthcare facilities to be taken over by the government if public hospitals are stretched”
- There will be no Parliament and State Legislative Assembly sessions for a stipulated period of time
- All forms of elections (general elections, state elections and by-elections) will not be allowed to take place. The general elections can take place once the independent committee deems the Covid-19 situation in the country is under control (or has recovered)
- All politicians are advised to set aside their differences and stand in solidarity with the public in the efforts to contain Covid-19
- Bursa Malaysia and the Securities Commission will continue to play the market facilitator role
- “An ordinance against economic sabotage, monopoly and excessive price increase of goods can be proclaimed by Agong,” as reported by Bernama
- He also assures the rakyat to stay calm and to trust the government to tackle the Covid-19 situation with more efficiency, moving forward
- Strict action will be taken against anyone who tries to disrupt government affairs around Covid-19 and the country’s economy
- Throughout the emergency period, all economic activities will continue to take place as per SOPs
With this latest declaration, we manage to find that a lot of Malaysian is going out to run their final errands before the MCO 2.0 kick-start today! You might be facing a huge traffic jam which already started to build up now. Although it is necessary to stock up some food during this time, but please all ensure the safety and SOP are being followed 🙂
