Eight fined for practising silat without observing virus SOP


PETALING JAYA: Eight men received compound notices for practising silat without complying with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19.Seven of them are facing fines of RM2,000 each while the eighth person, the organiser, is facing a RM10,000 compound notice, according to Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid.

He said a police team had conducted a check on a house in Bandar Utama here at around 12.10am yesterday following a tip-off.

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