A new law is being mulled that will compel habitual litterers to do community cleaning, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming at the pre-launch of the World Cleanup Day event on Thursday (Sept 26) adding that the law, dubbed the Social Work Order, will make the litterbugs clean up roads and drains and pay fines.
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00:00The new law involves a move to the local government,
00:05where this has entered the final phase,
00:08so that we want to introduce the Social Security Law
00:12to ensure who are the repeated offenders.
00:17For them, the repeated offenders,
00:20if they are not arrested,
00:22it means they are the perpetrators.
00:27If they are arrested,
00:29it means they are not afraid of the police.
00:32They are not afraid of other punishments,
00:35so we will welcome them with full support and courtesy.
00:40In fact, a special T-shirt will be given
00:43for them to go down to the streets together.
00:48I think this is a modus operandi,
00:54which has been proven to be effective
00:57in some developed countries,
00:59such as Norway, Sweden, Singapore.
01:03All of them have the Social Security Law.
01:06Social Work Order has been introduced and implemented
01:09for years in many other developed nations.
01:12And it is about time for Malaysia,
01:15because in 2025, Malaysia will be the leader of Asia.
01:20In 2026, there will be Malaysia.
01:24We have estimated the number of foreign tourists
01:27to be around 35 million,
01:30with an income target from the tourism industry
01:34of RM147 billion.
01:38Therefore, it is almost important,
01:41extremely important,
01:42that we must leave a good impression
01:46and also image for our beloved nation.
01:50Because this is the age of social media.
01:53If we do not take care of cleanliness,
01:56foreign tourists will come,
01:57and when they come back, they will do TikTok,
01:59and our country's name will be tarnished.
02:01Therefore, it is important,
02:03we have to start early.
02:04Therefore, 2025 is a magical year
02:07for us to start immediately.
02:11When will you announce the result?
02:16I will announce it after I get the approval
02:21from the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
02:23I will announce it in the Parliament next year.