A furniture factory in Balakong, Selangor has been ordered to close after it was believed to have falsified information when applying to operate during the "total lockdown", said Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin.
The minister, who visited the factory today, said it operated using a permit issued for household items.
“Furniture manufacturing is not considered an essential sector and is not allowed because it has a large number of employees that can result in the spread of Covid-19,” he said.
He added that the factory would be compounded RM50,000 if it refuses to close.
He told reporters this after monitoring Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance at three factories in Balakong accompanied by his secretary-general, Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz.
He said the factory was also found to be operating with a large number of employees which was 200.
Hamzah urged factory owners and companies to be honest when applying for permission letters to operate during the total lockdown period.
- Bernama
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