MCO 2.0: Critical Construction Works Allowed

Following the Prime Minister of Malaysia's announcement on 11 January 2021 in relation to the imposition of the Movement Control Order ('MCO 2.0') in the states of Johor, Malacca, Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, Selangor, Penang and Sabah), the Ministry of International Trade and Industry ('MITI') has issued the list of economic sectors that will be allowed to operate during the period of MCO 2.0. This includes, among others, the construction sector. The Ministry of Works has subsequently issued a press statement on 12 January 2021 clarifying that critical construction works can be carried out during the MCO 2.0, a summary of which is as set out below.