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The government has decided to reopen the economy from May 4 but some sectors will either still be barred from resuming business or subject to many conditions and a conditional movement control order (MCO) will be imposed.
A list of barred activities or additional, subject to revision by the government, follows:
1. Entertainment and leisure
Movie theatres
Karaoke centres
Theme parks
Museums
Busking
Refleksologi centres
Entertainment centres
Night clubs
2. Celebrations, processions and gatherings
Religious processions
Congregational activities at mosques and places of worship
Processions by security forces
Hari Raya celebrations, except with close family members
3. Conferences and exhibitions
Job fairs
Wedding fairs
Travel fairs
Sales carnivals
All conference involving large gatherings
4. Education
Sports during school sessions
Co-curricular activities involving gatherings
Any form of school assemblies
Any form of events involving more than 10 people
5. Sports
Sporting events involving many spectators
All indoor sports, including gymnasiums
Swimming
Contact sports, including football and basketball
6. Social activities
All ‘kenduri’ (feasts)
Weddings or anniversaries
7. Transport
Cruise ships
8. Food or market stalls
Ramadan bazaars
Hari Raya bazaars
9. Workers’ hostel
Accepting visitors
Socialising and sports in groups
Congregational prayers
10. Machine operators
Working in groups of more than 10 people
11. Clothing and apparel shops
Fitting rooms
12. Laundrettes
Folding services
13. Lectures, seminars, courses and training involving a live audience
14. Certification ceremonies for the agricultural industry
15. Hair salons and beauty parlours
16. Banking sector
Sales and marketing activities in public spaces
17. Forest management
Ecotourism
Training
18. Mining and quarry industries
New applications for short-firer tests
19. Agriculture
Meet-the-client days
Farming supply sales
Fruits festival
Courses and seminars
Convocations for farming institutes
20. Fishing
Recreational fishing
Activities in marine parks
Exhibitions for the aquarium trade
21. Creative industries
Filming activities
Concerts and activities involving an audience
22. Arts and culture
Exhibitions involving artists and visitors
23. Travel and hotels
Barred hotel facilities: Surau, gyms, spa, sauna, lounge, swimming pool, seminar halls, training rooms, buffets.
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