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A scene from the "Be a pART Online Performance" at KLPac last November. It was a virtual show put together by 80 people working off and on stage, with strict SOP observed at the venue. Photo: KLPac

Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced on Feb 9 that the creative industry will now be allowed to operate under strict standard operating procedures (SOP) from Feb 10.

The six sectors in the industry that will be allowed are: animation and music production; studio-based post-production; music development via digital channels; studio-based song recording; pre-production shooting; and studio-based shooting encompassing dramas, telemovies, commercials, documentaries, sitcoms, live streaming, as well as cultural, arts and heritage recording, without an audience.

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