In a statement today, National Security Council (MKN) director-general Rodzi Md Saad said Kampung Ulu and Kampung Pasir Putih in Putatan, Sabah, will be placed under the EMCO.

In Pahang, Felda Keratong 8 in Rompin, Kampung Batu 1 in Temerloh, Felda Sungai Tekam, Kampung Orang Asli Sungai Kiol and Kampung Orang Asli Tekeh in Jerantut will also be placed under similar restrictions.

Rodzi added that the EMCO in Kampung Pengalat Kecil in Papar and Kampung Lohan Ulu in Ranau, Sabah, will be extended until Sept 23.

The EMCO in Kampung Orang Asli Simpang Arang in Johor Bahru, Johor, and the workers’ quarters in Sri Datai Mining in Mukah, Sarawak, will be extended until Sept 16.

Meanwhile, the EMCOs in several localities in Sabah and Pahang are set to end tomorrow.

In Sabah, the localities are Kampung Landung Ayang in Kota Belud, Rancangan Batu 22 Apas in Tawau, Beverly Hills Phase 5 and Kampung Nambazan in Penampang, Kampung Libang in Ranau, Kampung Bergosong and Taman Sri Apas Batu 8 PPR in Tawau, and three localities in Telupid – Kampung Gading, Kampung Ulu Sapi and Melia farm.

In Pahang, the EMCO at the Cheekah farm in Bera will also end tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the EMCO in Kampung Orang Asli Masai in Johor will end today.