NIBONG TEBAL, Oct 22 — Police stepped up monitoring at Seberang Perai Prison and its staff quarters here last night following enforcement of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in the areas involved.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 13 — The Penang Remand Prison has received 100 beds from the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) for the use of its inmates who are infected by Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The Penang Remand Prison and its staff quarters will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from Thursday (October 15), said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 12 — The Penang government will propose to the federal government to impose the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) for the Penang Remand Prison and staff quarters.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 12 — The Penang Remand Prison is enforcing tight Covid-19 preventive measures through the administrative enhanced movement control order (EMCO) effective from today until further notice.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 10 — The seven individuals tested positive for Covid-19 at the Penang Remand Prison yesterday are inmates in the same cell as the eight people tested positive previously.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 8 — The Penang Remand Prison has set up a special treatment centre to treat inmates tested positive for Covid-19 and as part of its preparations to face any possibility including if more people get infected with the disease.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 7 — Following the death of an inmate Penang Remand Prison has enhanced the stipulated standard operating procedure (SOP) in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 7 — The Penang Remand Prison is adhering to the stipulated standard operating procedure (SOP) in the effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic in the prison after a prisoner died of the disease.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 6 — The Penang Remand Prison has taken immediate action to isolate and quarantine all inmates and staff believed to have been in close contact with an inmate who was reported to have died in the prison yesterday.