{"id":1971,"date":"2020-03-17T08:26:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T00:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2020-03-17T08:26:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T00:26:39","slug":"malaysian-armed-forces-not-enforcing-movement-control-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/17\/malaysian-armed-forces-not-enforcing-movement-control-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian Armed Forces Not Enforcing Movement Control Order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, March 16&nbsp;&#8212; The armed forces will not be involved in implementing the movement control order&nbsp;to contain the spread of COVID-19, said Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For now, the Royal Malaysia Police will determine all enforcement\u00a0duties following the announcement on the (imposition of the)\u00a0order,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Affendi said this to Bernama when asked whether armed forces personnel would be involved in enforcing the order issued by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also explained that the declaration of the&nbsp;order would not affect the operations and deployment of officers and personnel at the country&#8217;s borders and waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Operations in the border and&nbsp;the country\u2019s&nbsp;waters will continue as normal but non-essential training&nbsp;will be reduced,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muhyiddin announced that Malaysia would be placed under the nationwide movement control order from&nbsp;March 18 to 31 to curb&nbsp;the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first time Malaysia has enforced such an order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The order was made under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 and the Police Act 1967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>COVID-19 cases rose sharply in the country with 190 new confirmed cases reported yesterday and&nbsp;125&nbsp;today, bringing the total to 553 as of noon today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of these, 511 people are hospitalised while 42 people have recovered and been discharged.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/news.php?id=1821894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BERNAMA (opens in a new tab)\">BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, March 16&nbsp;&#8212; The armed forces will not be involved in implementing the movement control order&nbsp;to contain the spread of COVID-19, said Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang. &#8220;For now, the Royal Malaysia Police will determine all enforcement\u00a0duties following the announcement on the (imposition of the)\u00a0order,&#8221; he said. 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