Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants local councils to get tougher on pubs and night clubs that insist on resuming operations during the current recovery movement control order (MCO) phase which is intended to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

Ismail said while there has been a lot of easing during the recovery MCO phase which began on June 10, the government has not allowed bars and nightclubs to resume operations...