Homestay owner issued RM20,000 compound for breach of SOPs

The owner of a homestay in Kampung Lembah in Kepala Batas was issued a RM20,000 compound yesterday for violating SOPs under the movement control order.

Seberang Perai Utara Police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the 40-year-old man was issued the compound for failing to control guests’ entry into the premises.

A total of 10 guests, aged between 20 and 40, were each issued a RM4,000 compound for not scanning the MySejahtera QR code and not practising physical distancing, he said in a statement today.

Noorzainy said police had also detained two elderly men, aged 61 and 66, at the Jalan Sungai Nyior roadblock for attempting interstate travel without a valid permit.