PUTRAJAYA (May 31): Supermarkets, hypermarkets and department stores with operations limited to food and beverages (F&B) and basic necessities, pharmacies or personal care stores, mini marts, grocery stores as well as restaurants in shopping malls are allowed to operate with full staff capacity during the full lockdown from tomorrow. Also allowed to operate at 100% workforce capacity is the e-commerce sector for all product categories. "All essential service activities in the distributive trade sector are allowed to operate from 8am to 8pm except for petrol stations, which is from 6am to 8pm, and petrol stations on tolled highways are allowed to operate 24 hours a day," said Nanta. The updated SOPs for the distributive trade sector during the movement control order (MCO) as well as frequently asked questions (FAQs) can be found on the website at https://www.kpdnhep.gov.my. For any further inquiries, industry players and members of the public may contact the Distributive Trade and Services Industry Secretariat (SPIP) via the hotline at 03-8882 6322/6587 or by emailing [email protected].

Source: The Edge Markets May 31, 2021 10:18 UTC