List of banned activities during conditional MCO

The government has decided to reopen the economy from May 4 but some sectors will either still be barred from resuming business or subject to many conditions and a conditional movement control order (MCO) will be imposed.

A list of barred activities or additional, subject to revision by the government, follows:

1. Entertainment and leisure

• Movie theatres
• Karaoke centres
• Theme parks
• Museums
• Busking

2. Celebrations, processions and gatherings

• Religious processions
• Congregational activities at mosques and places of worship
• Processions by security forces
• Hari Raya celebrations, except with close family members

3. Conferences and exhibitions

• Job fairs
• Wedding fairs
• Travel fairs
• Sales carnivals
• All conference involving large gatherings

4. Education

• Sports during school sessions
• Co-curricular activities involving gatherings
• Any form of school assemblies
• Any form of events involving more than 10 people

5. Sports

• Sporting events involving many spectators
• All indoor sports, including gymnasiums
• Swimming
• Contact sports, including football and basketball

6. Social activities

• All ‘kenduri’ (feasts)
• Weddings or anniversaries

7. Transport

• Cruise ships

8. Food or market stalls

• Ramadan bazaars
• Hari Raya bazaars

9. Workers’ hostel

• Accepting visitors
• Socialising and sports in groups
• Congregational prayers

10. Machine operators

• Working in groups of more than 10 people

11. Clothing and apparel shops

• Fitting rooms

12. Laundrettes

• Folding services

13. Lectures, seminars, courses and training involving a live audience

14. Certification ceremonies for the agricultural industry

15. Hair salons and beauty parlours

16. Banking sector

• Sales and marketing activities in public spaces

17. Forest management

• Ecotourism
• Training

18. Mining and quarry industries

• New applications for short-firer tests

19. Agriculture

• Meet-the-client days
• Farming supply sales
• Fruits festival
• Courses and seminars
• Convocations for farming institutes

20. Fishing

• Recreational fishing
• Activities in marine parks
• Exhibitions for the aquarium trade

21. Creative industries

• Filming activities
• Concerts and activities involving an audience

22. Arts and culture

• Exhibitions involving artists and visitors

23. Travel and hotels

• Barred hotel facilities: Surau, gyms, spa, sauna, lounge, swimming pool, seminar halls, training rooms, buffets.

- Mkini