Sabah CM wants SOP for MERS 999 to be changed following Penampang fire tragedy


Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. -filepic

KOTA KINABALU: It is high time for standard operating procedures (SOP) of the Malaysian Emergency Response System (MERS-999) be changed, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

He said on Thursday (Sept 9), a day after other leaders’ also questioned the routing of emergency calls in Sabah via Putrajaya in separate statements on Wednesday (Sept 8).

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Hajiji Noor , MERS 999 , Penampang , fire , deaths , SOPs

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