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PETALING JAYA: The announced inter-district and interstate travel restrictions for the conditional motion control order (MCO) in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya have left many people with questions.
Travelers asked if they were allowed to travel within the MCO conditional zones and about the status of interstate passengers entering and leaving the affected areas.
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The National Security Council (MKN) stated that interdistrict and interstate travel would only be allowed for work purposes.
They would have to show proof with the authorization letter from their employer and the work pass.
A police permit is required for interstate travel only for the purpose of medical emergencies, death and flight from the three airports in the Klang Valley, namely Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), KLIA2, and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. in Subang.
Prasarana Malaysia Bhd’s head of media affairs Azhar Ghazali said specific instructions have yet to be received to verify employer letters on passengers when using RapidKL services to travel within the zones.
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“The start of the conditional MCO did not affect the use of our services as much.
“Our service and the frequency of trips are working normally,” he said.
On travel within the MCO conditional zones, Azhar said that work was allowed and that police consent was not required to do so.
“For example, if you live in Banting but work in Putrajaya, you don’t need to get the consent of the police.
“Interdistrict travel is allowed,” he added.
Pan Malaysia Bus Operators Association President Datuk Mohamad Ashfar Ali said that although express and stage buses were free to operate, they and their passengers were subject to standard operating procedures.
“For example, the passengers of the interstate express buses that leave, enter or pass through these zones must request permission from the police before traveling,” he said yesterday.
As for stage buses within affected MCO conditional zones, he said passengers only need to show a letter from their employers.
On Monday, Transport Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Wee Ka Siong, said that all public transport services by land (including buses, city buses, taxis and e-hailing), air and sea (except cruise ships / holidays) can operate as long as they strictly comply with the SOP set by MKN.
Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya have been placed under conditional OLS for 14 days, from October 14 to 27, following a recent spike in Covid-19 cases.
A spokesperson for Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) said passengers were allowed to travel by train both between districts and interstate, subject to conditions announced by authorities.
“If they travel from one district to another under the conditional MCO for work reasons, then they will have to get a letter from their employer.
“Those traveling between states to and from the affected districts must obtain the consent of the police,” he said.
He said displays had been put up at KTMB stations to remind passengers of this.
However, he added that KTMB did not have the power to check passengers for the documents required to travel.
“Passengers will have to present their letters if the police come on board to verify,” the spokesman added.
IN ADDITION, Malaysia Bhd Head of Corporate, Community and Public Engagement, Syed Mohamed Idid, said there was no increase in traffic volume along the roads following the application of the conditional MCO.
“Traffic is calm and there were no exoduses from the districts under the order,” he said.
He added that the police had installed roadblocks at nine critical toll plazas on PLUS roads, namely Jalan Duta, Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Putra Mahkota, Sungai Buaya, Bukit Tagar, Bukit Beruntung, Lembah Beringin and Seafield.
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