KUALA LUMPUR: No New Year’s Eve celebration permits have been accredited by the police nationwide, says Bukit Aman’s Department of Internal Security and Public Order director Datuk Hazani Ghazali.
He mentioned this was to keep away from the danger of Covid-19 outbreaks.
“Therefore, I’ve instructed commonplace working procedures (SOP) monitoring groups all through the nation to conduct patrols and monitoring in fashionable spots to make sure that no individuals collect and perform actions that violate the SOP of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).
“I remind the general public to not become involved in any New Year’s celebration actions, or collect in giant numbers on the eve of the brand new yr tomorrow at any fashionable spots,” he instructed Bernama Thursday (Dec 30).
Meanwhile, Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Noor Dellhan Yahaya mentioned no fireworks show can be held on the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) and Pavilion shopping center within the capital.
In GEORGE TOWN, the police will conduct the “omnipresence” technique of monitoring fashionable spots in addition to roads throughout the state forward of the brand new yr.
Northeast district police chief ACP Soffian Santong mentioned 146 officers and 821 policemen would perform the operation all through the state.
“This is as a result of starting tomorrow, Penang is prone to have as much as a 40% enhance in site visitors move as a result of faculty and year-end holidays,” he mentioned. – Bernama
