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EMCO: Nine watchtowers erected near Selayang wholesale market
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Malaysia army build a lookout tower around the locked down area of Selayang wholesale market in Kuala Lumpur April, 21 April 2020 Picture by Hari Anggara |
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) have erected nine watchtowers in Pusat Bandar Utara and areas around the Selayang wholesale market here, which are under the enhanced control movement order (EMCO) until May 3.
Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Affendi Buang said the towers were specifically built to monitor and control the movement of residents in the area.
Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Affendi Buang said the towers were specifically built to monitor and control the movement of residents in the area.
"This is MAF’s initiative to facilitate personnel in carrying out their task of monitoring any attempts by external parties to enter the EMCO area,” he told Bernama when contacted today.
He said the sixth EMCO area in the country was the first to have such watchtowers.
Yesterday, Bernama reported that a man, believed to be a foreigner, was arrested while attempting to escape from the locked-down area near the Selayang wholesale market.
Bernama learned from several taxi drivers in the area that there had been immigrants trying to flee the area since yesterday, with some even cutting through the barbed wires installed.
Only areas surrounding the Selayang market, officially known as the Kuala Lumpur wholesale market are under EMCO, and not the market itself.
On Monday, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the government’s decision to put Pusat Bandar Utara and areas around the Selayang wholesale market under EMCO.
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reminds me of this - I reads too many comics |
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ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised some people will attempt to escape EMCO areas out of desperation.
ReplyDeleteEither out of inaptitude or uncaring attitudes among the authorities, the severe movement restrictions of EMCO have become a cruel form of punishment. The people are totally not allowed to step out of their door. People go hungry for days, because food supposed to be delivered to residents fails to appear.
Those facing sickness, either Covid-19 symptoms or any kind of illness can't get medical treatment.
EMCO in suburban or rural areas have been somewhat more bearable, but
Malaysia's EMCO in crowded urban areas has been a total fail.
Makes Trump looks competent.