SEREMBAN, 1 May 2020:
The Negeri Sembilan state legislative assembly sitting, scheduled for six days from May 4, will proceed with some restrictions including limited attendance, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.
However, he said the sitting would be streamed live on social media platforms to be announced later.
After attending the state special security committee meeting here yesterday, Aminuddin said shops which are currently operating two days a week are now allowed to operate on Sundays as well.
“Shops selling pets food, medicine and hardware products as well as workshops are now allowed to open on Sundays, making it three days a week.
“We also agreed to allow electrical and electronics stores and shops selling telecommunications gadgets and vehicle spare parts to operate during the fourth phase of the Movement Control Order.”
Separately, the Kedah state government has allowed hardware stores and shops selling electrical and electronics products, vehicle spare parts and agriculture inputs to operate five days a week during the fourth phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) which began on Wednesday.
State Industrial and Investment, Local Government and Housing Committee chairman Tan Kok Yew said these shops are now allowed to operate from Sundays to Thursdays, compared to just two days a week – Mondays and Thursdays – previously.
“Their operating hours are as per pre-MCO. If they operated between 9am to 5pm before then they are to operate within that period. The operating hours are also must be between 8am and 8pm,” he said in a statement.
Tan said the matter was agreed at the state Covid-19 special security committee chaired by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir yesterday.
As for other sectors such as convenience stores and petrol stations, their operating hours remain from 8am to 8pm, he said.
“On economic sectors to be allowed to operate without restriction, we are still waiting for further explanation and standard operating procedure from the federal government.”
– Bernama