Four businesses in Sibu fined RM10,000 for breaching SOP

SIBU: Three business owners and an assistant of a noodle stall have become the first people here to be fined RM10,000 for breaching the conditional movement control order.

The four who were fined on Saturday (March 13), included two hairdressers where one of them did not wear gloves and the other was without personal protective equipment (PPE) while at work.

An assistant of a Kampua (Foochow dry noodle) stall was also fined for not wearing her face mask properly which exposed her nose and mouth. The other was a coffee shop operator who did not put up a barricade line around his shop.

They were all penalised by a 14-member integrated SOP monitoring team during an inspection from 11.30am to 2.30pm at Sibu Jaya Commercial Centre.

Sibu Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division head Deputy Supt Ariffin Bahar, who led the operation, told reporters that they were now taking stern action against business owners for failing to follow the SOP.

"We have started to fine businesses RM10,000 today. Our message is that we want business owners to take the matter (SOP) seriously," he said.

DSP Ariffin said they were no longer giving stern warning but would straightaway issue the RM10,000 compound.

"The team will go round the town constantly to conduct monitoring," he said.