Travel for work in Malaysia only allowed with proper documentation

Employees who need to travel interstate or inter-district for work purposes must have an approval letter from the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI), a letter from their employer, or their worker’s tag, said the ministry. 

“Inter-district/state travel for work purposes does not require a letter from the police. A letter from MITI and an employers’ letter OR workers pass (two items) are sufficient. The MITI letter does not need to have the police approval stamp,” the ministry wrote in a tweet on May 9, one day before the ban on interstate and inter-district travel without police approval took effect, from May 10 to June 6.

In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Malaysia, the government has imposed a nationwide movement control order (MCO), with various prohibitions such as a ban on social gatherings, dining in eateries and a cap of three people in a car, including the driver. 

It is mandatory for employers to implement a work-from-home policy, with no more than 30% of management staff present in the office at any one time.

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“Data and science continued to show that assembly activities that made social distancing difficult and the presence of people in congested spaces are major causes of COVID-19 transmission,” said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in a statement yesterday.

“The infection chain of COVID-19 can only be broken by encouraging the people to stay at home through strict movement controls,” he added.