PETALING JAYA: Security around the city will be tightened with several road closures in place for the upcoming 47th Asean Summit, but there will be no total lockdown, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
Allaying public concern over a possible lockdown, the Foreign Minister said the situation would be similar to the previous summit held in May.
“It will also be similar to how it was when Chinese President Xi Jinping came to Malaysia.
“It’s not a total lockdown but (there will be) a little bit extra (security) due to United States’ President Donald Trump’s presence,” he said in an interview.
Mohamad said non-essential services companies around Kuala Lumpur should opt for work from home during that period.
The 47th Asean Summit will be held from Oct 26 to 28, marking the culmination of Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship, themed “Inclusivity and Sustainability”.
Apart from Trump, a number of world leaders are expected to attend the summit, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazillian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, among others.
Leaders from the region – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Timor-Leste’s Jose Alexandre Gusmao – will also be present.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had previously stated that the 47th Asean Summit and its related summits are expected to be among the largest in the history of the regional bloc.
Throughout the summit, about 70 schools will shift to online classes and civil servants working within a 25km radius of the city centre will work from home.
