Cops list 10 permission letters accepted during lockdown

 

Police have listed 10 accepted permission letters from agencies other than the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).

Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (above) in a statement said all of the letters, according to approved sectors, will be accepted at Covid-19 roadblocks for movements between a worker's home and workplace.

The list is as follows:

1. International Trade and Industries (MiTi) Ministry: Manufacturing and related services.
2. Transport Ministry: Public transportation and essential goods.
3. Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (Mafi): Agriculture/Fishery/Farming/Plantation/Commodities. Mafi will only issue permission letters for smallholders. Those licenced under Companies Commission Malaysia must obtain a letter from Miti.
4. Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry: Plantation sector and extraction of commodities including palm fruits, rubber and others. Malaysian Rubber Board permits or licence holders are allowed to use letters issued by the board or the ministry. Manufacturers of rubber-based products, meanwhile, are required to obtain their letters from Miti.
5. Bank Negara Malaysia: Banking institutions, insurance.
6. Securities Commission: The stock trading sector.
7. Local Government: Petty traders/hawkers/food truck operators.
8. Communications and Multimedia Ministry: Telecommunication/media/post/courier/broadcasting.
9. Home Ministry: All letters issued by agencies under the ministry are accepted for staff movements.
10. Police: Permission letters from the police will be issued for those who are self-employed, as well as permission to cross borders for emergency matters and funerals.

Acryl said all the letters must be dated from June 1, and anyone found without a letter or expired permission, if stopped at a roadblock, will be ordered to turn around.

He said workers from non-permitted sectors but are required to be in office for specific reasons including salary payments, a one-off permission must be obtained from the police, supported by an employer's letter.

Meanwhile, for those in the legal profession, the Legal Affairs Division under the Prime Minister’s Department would be in charge of issuing permission letters to law firm employees through Miti, while law practitioners required to be in court for remand proceedings must present a letter from their law firm.

Police on Thursday said it will accept travel permission letters issued by agencies other than Miti, after several last-minute changes on requirements to pass through the roadblocks. - Mkini