Govt panned as MCO 2.0 SOPs will only come 7 hours before implementation

Lawmakers have criticised Putrajaya's handling of the second movement control order (MCO 2.0) after Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said details on the standard operating procedure (SOP) will only come seven hours before it is implemented.

The MCO 2.0 is set to come into effect at midnight of Jan 13. However, Ismail said he will only announce details of the SOP tomorrow (Jan 12) during his regular briefing at 5pm.

Subang MP Wong Chen said he had expected the government to...