CORONAVIRUS | The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) have erected nine watchtowers in Pusat Bandar Utara and areas around the Selayang Wholesale Market in Kuala Lumpur which are under an enhanced movement control order (MCO) until May 3.

Chief of Defence Forces General Affendi Buang said the towers were specifically built to monitor and control the movement of residents in the area.

“This is MAF’s initiative to facilitate personnel in carrying out their task of monitoring any attempts by external parties to enter the enhanced MCO area,” he said when contacted today.

He said the sixth enhanced MCO area in the country was the first to have such watchtowers.

Yesterday, Bernama reported that a man, believed to be a foreigner, was arrested while attempting to escape from the locked-down area near the Selayang wholesale market.

It was learned from several taxi drivers in the area that there had been immigrants trying to flee the area since yesterday, with some even cutting through the barbed wires installed.

Only areas surrounding the Selayang market, officially known as the Kuala Lumpur Wholesale Market are under enhanced MCO and not the market itself.

On Monday, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the government’s decision to put Pusat Bandar Utara and areas around the Selayang wholesale market under enhanced MCO.

He said the decision was implemented based on advice from the Health Minister and involving eight parcels identified as the following areas:

Parcel A: Jalan 6/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara, Kuala Lumpur

Parcel B: Jalan 6/3A and 9/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara, Kuala Lumpur

Parcel C: Jalan 2/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara, Kuala Lumpur

Parcel D: Jalan 2/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara, Kuala Lumpur

Parcel E1: Taman Sri Murni Fasa 2, Jalan 1/2D, Kuala Lumpur

Parcel E2: Taman Sri Murni Fasa 1, Jalan 1/2D, Kuala Lumpur

Parcel E3: Taman Sri Murni Fasa 3, Jalan 1/2B, Kuala Lumpur

Parcel F: Taman Batu View and Taman Batu Hampar, Kuala Lumpur

- Bernama

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