[Watch] College Student Caught Littering A River In Sunway
A local college student was caught on video throwing a bag of rubbish into Sungai Penaga.
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A 19-year-old local male college student was caught on camera throwing a bag of rubbish into Sungai Penaga, Sunway, on Friday (10 February).
In the Tiktok video, the boy in a blue shirt and shorts could be seen exiting from the passenger side of a red Perodua Ativa to retrieve the bag of rubbish from the car boot.
He then threw the white plastic bag into the river before getting back to the car and leaving the scene of the crime.
@budakk_kampungg Ni di nama kan orang bodoh punye bnyak tong sampah kt malaysia ni kt sungai jgk kau nk buang sampah kemain bodoh lgi otak kau #kasiviral #foryoupage #fyp #bodohtakabis2 ♬ bunyi asal – Budak_Kampung
Subang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the culprit stepped forward to help with the investigation on the same day, Harian Metro reported.
Initial investigations revealed that the boy threw away Indian sweets used as prayer offerings such as ladoo and barfi.
The police are investigating the case under Rule 52 of the Road Traffic Rules 1959 (Rule 52 LN 166/59), which carries a fine of up to RM300.
Any witnesses are encouraged to come forward and contact the lead investigator from IPD Subang Jaya, Inspector Mohamad Hamdan Jeramatin at 019-4642222.
Netizens criticise the littering habit
The video garnered criticisms online from netizens who disagreed with some Malaysians’ habit of littering.
They also pondered why some people would litter and not dispose of their trash properly.
A netizen said the culprits could have driven to a mall or a rubbish dump to get rid of their trash.
Others called for the litterbug to be given the maximum fine for polluting the river.
Previously, there was a similar case of a lorry driver stopping by the roadside to throw litter into the river last year.
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It’s unfortunate that some Malaysians are not civic conscious and show little to no care for the environment despite the effort put into public service announcements and education.
Based on the comments, littering seems to be still a widespread issue among people in Malaysia.
Hopefully, something could be done about it and a good change will take place.
Entah la, kdg x paham, naluri aku pon x sanggup nak buang sampah dalam sungai. Aku akan cari tempat sampah, rumah sampah, kawasan longgokan sampah sampai jumpe, baru aku buang.
— FF (@faaizputra) February 12, 2023
Rakyat Malaysia masih ada yg berfikiran pendek & tidak ada kesedaran sivik sama sekali. Bayangkan sampah, botol, plastik penuh di dlm laut kehidupan laut pupus maka kita akan mengalami kekurangan bekalan makanan laut slps ini & harga makin melonjak tinggi.. FIKIRKAN lah.
— Syarifah Edylina Syed Sykal (@Sukarelawan1M) February 11, 2023
Just curious eh, kenapa buang dekat sungai? Aku rasa banyak je tong sampah awam lagi-lagi area perumahan, kena rajin mencari je la.
— Neko-Man 💭 (@rokuman_san) February 12, 2023
Dude , the very least is drive to a mall to bin it ? Why the river / longkang ? Damn
— BernardL (@bernardleeym) February 12, 2023
Aku sampai skrg didik diri sendiri dan keluarga utk simpan dulu sampah dlm kereta dan buang bila dah jumpa tong sampah atau balik rumah. Takkan la takda tong sampah. Tak masuk akal la. Takda kesedaran sivik langsung budak2 skrg…
— Han Li (@ketosismode) February 12, 2023
should be given the maximum fine for polluting the river..
— Goh Kim Hock (@gohkimhock) February 11, 2023
dulu jiran sebelah aku pun mcm ni la perangai. sebelah rumah kita org ada longkang besar. almost everyday dia akan buang dlam sungai padahal dpan rumah ada tong sampah. aku tak faham. nasib baik skrg aku dah pindah
— Aqilah (@QilaNass) February 12, 2023
Aku penah tny org bodoh mcm ni, alasan dia bagi nnt sampah tu akan hanyut la..nampak x bertapa bodoh dan cetek pemikiran, aku harap keturunan dia sampai dia je..
— @Mr LoKOmAn@ 🇲🇾 (@lokoman136) February 12, 2023
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