KDN to set up task force to handle border issues post-MCO

The Home Ministry (KDN) will set up a task force involving several relevant ministries to discuss on the control of the country's borders for the post-Movement Control Order (MCO), said Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin.

He said it was important to monitor the movement of individuals who might try to exit and enter Malaysia without following the proper routes, and risking the people health even after the MCO had been lifted.

"We will set up a task force to study the matter and it will involve several ministries, including the Ministry of Environment and Water.

"No restrictions on movement at the borders could cause the outbreak to spread again," he told reporters after observing the Malaysian-Thailand border in Tumpat and Pasir Mas today.

Asked whether the government would expedite the construction of the Malaysia-Thailand border wall to curb smuggling activities as proposed several years ago, he said the matter would be brought to the Cabinet meeting soon.