Sectors that are allowed to operate during MCO

 

PETALING JAYA: The following are the sectors and services categorised as essential that will be allowed to operate throughout the movement control order (MCO) which starts tomorrow.

1. Manufacturing

• Aerospace, including maintenance, repair and overhaul.
• Automotive manufacturing and after-sales services.
• Food and beverage and its supply chain.
• Packaging and printing.
• Household, personal care and cleaning products.
• Fast-moving consumer goods and its supply chain.
• Healthcare and medical, including dietary supplements.
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) and fire safety equipment.
• Medical equipment components.
• Electrical and electronics.
• Oil and gas.
• Petrochemical and petrochemical goods.
• Machinery and equipment.
• Ceramics.
• Iron and steel.
• Textile, involving the production of PPEs.
• Furniture.
• Production, distillation, storage, supply and distribution of fuel and lubricants.

2. Construction

• Maintenance and critical repair works.
• Construction of main public infrastructure.
• Construction of centralised labour quarters or workers’ housing at construction sites.

3. Services

• Financial services and their chains.
• Financial institutions (banking, insurance, takaful and other entities licenced, registered and regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia).
• Capital market entities licensed, registered and regulated by Securities Commission Malaysia.
• Municipal and local government services.
• Pawnshops/community credit (licensed money lending companies).
• Solid waste/sewerage management.
• Public cleaning.
• Sanitation and cleaning of premises.
• Telecommunications and digital infrastructure including ICT services and global business services.
• E-commerce and its chain, including e-marketplace services, digital payments and community e-commerce internet centres.
• Hotel and lodging.
• Agriculture, fisheries and livestock, including veterinary services.
• Utilities (water and energy).
• Professional (including accountants, lawyers, auditors, engineers, architects), scientific (including research and development) and technical services (including maintenance).
• Security services.
• Safety and defence.
• Land, air and water transport.
• Services and operations of ports, yards and airports, including cargo loading and unloading, commodity storage and exchange.

4. Trade and distribution

• Warehousing and logistics.
• Food and beverage sale, services and delivery.
• Retail, distribution, wholesale.

5. Plantations and commodities

• Agriculture, fisheries and livestock and its chains.
• Plantations and commodities and their chains.

6. Others

• Any service, occupation, industry or business as determined by the health minister after consultation with the authorities regulating such services, occupations, industries and business.

In a statement, international trade and industry minister (Miti) Mohamed Azmin Ali said companies registered with the Miti database do not have to re-register to operate during the MCO.

“These companies are only required to download the notification of registration confirmation, beginning today (Jan 12, at 3pm,” he said.

Manufacturing companies in essential services yet to register may do so at https://notification.miti.gov.my/ from 3pm today. This registration process only applies to companies under Miti’s purview.

Employees will be required to carry a copy of the work notification provided by their employer and an employee pass or employer confirmation letter. - FMT