The Malaysian Bar

Please click on the links below to access information and materials relating to the Movement Control Order ("MCO") announced by the Prime Minister on 16 Mar 2020.

We hope that this information will be useful to Members of the Bar and pupils in chambers.

The information will be updated from time to time.

IMPORTANT! Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within Infected Local Areas) (No.2) Regulations 2020 (P.U. (A) 109 dated 31 Mar 2020) (see pages numbered 914 to 922) New!

(I) Bar Council Circulars

(A) Court Matters

(1) Circular No 085/2020 | Remand Applications During the Movement Control Order Updated!

(2) Circular No 080/2020 | [INFOGRAPHIC] List of High Court Officers on Duty by State (Please click here to see a text-only version in Circular No 073/2020)

(3) Circular No 079/2020 | Update to Notification on Federal Court Cases During Extension of MCO

(4) Circular No 076/2020 | Update on COVID-19 | Movement Control Order (IV): Problems Faced by Members

(5) Circular No 075/2020 | Update on COVID-19 | Notification on Federal Court Cases During Extension of MCO

(6) UPDATE | Circular No 067/2020 | Update on COVID-19 | Movement Control Order (III): Closure of Courts, AIAC, MyIPO and Other Government Agencies Updated!

(B) Other Matters

(1) Circular No 086/2020 | CPD on Demand: Free Access to Our Online Training New!

(2) Circular No 084/2020 | Conveyancing Transactions during the MCO Period

(3) Circular No 083/2020 | Assisting Members of the Bar During the Period of Economic Uncertainty

(4) Circular No 082/2020 | 5 Tips for Working from Home During MCO!

(5) Circular No 081/2020 | Human Resource Directive on Being at Workplace to Process Payroll of Employees and Travelling to Workplace During MCO Period

(6) Circular No 078/2020 | Position Paper by the Bar Council Industrial and Employment Law Committee in Relation to the Movement Control Order

(II) Malaysian Bar Press Statements

Please click here to view the press statements issued by the President of the Malaysian Bar, including press statements in respect of the Movement Control Order and the COVID-19 pandemic.

(III) Information for Members of the Bar and Pupils in Chambers

(A) Court

(1) Kenyataan Media | Pejabat Ketua Pendaftar, Mahkamah Persekutuan Malaysia | Pemakluman Pendengaran Kes Secara Dalam Talian Semasa Tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (Movement Control Order) Tahun 2020 (26 Mar 2020)

(2) Kenyataan Media | Pejabat Ketua Pendaftar, Mahkamah Persekutuan Malaysia | Panduan Pengendalian Kes-Kes di Mahkamah Seluruh Malaysia Berikutan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan di bawah Akta Pencegahan dan Pengawalan Penyakit 1988 dan Akta Polis 1967 (17 Mar 2020)

(B) Bank Negara Malaysia

(1) FAQ | Bank Negara Malaysia | Access to Essential Financial Services during Movement Control Order (MCO) (21 Mar 2020)

(2) FAQ | Bank Negara Malaysia (22 Mar 2020)

(C) Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia

(3) FAQ | Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia | Soalan Lazim Berkaitan Urusan Percukaian dalam Tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (18 Mac 2020 hingga 14 April 2020)

(4) FAQ | Inland Revenue Board Of Malaysia | Frequently Asked Questions on Tax Matters during the Movement Control Order Period (18 March 2020 to 14 April 2020)

(D) Ministry of Human Resources

(1) FAQ | Ministry of Human Resources No 1 (19 Mar 2020)

(2) FAQ | Ministry of Human Resources No 2 (as at 23 Mar 2020)

(3) FAQ | Ministry of Human Resources No 3 (31 Mar 2020)

(E) Other agencies

(1) FAQ | Companies Commission of Malaysia | AGMs and Filing of Documents during the Movement Control Order

(IV) General Information

(A) Prime Minister's Office

(1) Speech by Prime Minister | Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (PRIHATIN) (27 Mar 2020)

(2) Compilation of FAQs | Jabatan Perdana Menteri

(B) Bank Negara Malaysia

(1) Press Release | Bank Negara Malaysia | Measures to Assist Individuals, SMEs and Corporates Affected by COVID-19 (25 Mar 2020)

(2) FAQ | Bank Negara Malaysia | Deferment Package and Conversion Package

(3) Press Release | Bank Negara Malaysia | Additional Measures to Further Support SMEs and Individuals Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak (27 Mar 2020)

(4) FAQ | Bank Negara Malaysia | BNM’s Fund for SMEs: Financing Facilities to Assist SMEs Affected by COVID-19 (27 Mar 2020)

(5) Appendix table | Bank Negara Malaysia | Features of BNM’s Financing Facilities to Assist Malaysian SMEs (27 Mar 2020)

(C) Majlis Keselamatan Negara

(1) Compilation of FAQs | Majlis Keselamatan Negara

(2) Talian Hotline COVID-19 Agensi Kerajaan | Majlis Keselamatan Negara

(D) Ministry of Health

(1) IMPORTANT! Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within Infected Local Areas) (No.2) Regulations 2020 (P.U. (A) 109 dated 31 Mar 2020) (see pages numbered 914 to 922) New!

(2) Latest Information Regarding COVID-19 | Ministry of Health

(3) FAQ | Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia | Penyakit Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (13) Infografik | Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia | Senarai Hospital Rujukan Bagi Mengendalikan Kes-Kes yang Disyaki (PUI) dan Sahih COVID-19

(E) Other agencies

(1) Pusat Sehenti Keusahawanan, Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi (Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives)

24-hour hotline: 1 300 88 1020 / 03 8892 3430 / 03 8892 3429
Resource Directory (available in English and Bahasa Malaysia)

(V) Articles and Opinions

(1) Validity of MOHR directive on forced leave during the MCO period, by Su Tiang Joo (30 Mar 2020) (in response to Bar Council Circular 78/2020)

(2) MCO and rights of employers and employees, by Jayasingam Poopalasingam (1 Apr 2020) (in response to Bar Council Circular 78/2020)

(VI) Archive of Older Resources

(1) Perutusan Khas YAB Perdana Menteri Mengenai COVID-19 (Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan) (16 Mar 2020)

(2) Announcement by Prime Minister Regarding COVID-19 Movement Control Order (English translation) (16 Mar 2020)

(3) Perutusan Khas YAB Perdana Menteri (Pelanjutan Tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan) (25 Mac 2020)

(4) Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988

(5) Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) Order 2020 (P.U. (A) 87 dated 17 Mar 2020)

(6) Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020 (P.U. (A) 91 dated 18 Mar 2020)

(7) FAQ | Majlis Keselamatan Negara (17 Mar 2020)

(8) FAQ | Ministry of Home Affairs (21 Mar 2020)

(9) Bar Council Law Practice Preparedness Plan

Text: please refer to pages 10 and 11 of Bar Council Circular No 063/2020 | Update on COVID-19 | Movement Control Order (II)
Infographic: please refer to Bar Council Circular No 064/2020 | Law Practice Preparedness Plan: The Emergency Closure

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