Former transport minister Anthony Loke has called on Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to clarify the difference between a state under a movement control order (MCO) and one under a conditional MCO, after the latest announcement of an interdistrict ban across the country.

He said he was puzzled by the move and Ismail's official statement on the Defence Ministry's Facebook page didn't touch on this.

"In an important announcement like this, the minister should offer further explanation of the execution of...