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Will it work? And if it does, for how long before people return to their old habits?
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IPOH. Junction at Aeon, Kinta City, Ipoh.
Today, 8 June 2015, at 11.2am, while waiting for the traffic light to turn green, I was not surprised to see a middle-aged man-monkey throw a Milo packet onto the road.
He drove a Kancil, registration number ACC ****.
This is common.
Women in very expensive cars do it, thus educating their children on how to keep the car clean. Never mind the street! Just don’t litter the car.
Monkey see, monkey do. Children see, children do.
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This signboard can be found at Taman Kepar, Taman Inderawasih, Taman Telur Indah and Chai Leng Park,
The signboards say “Sesiapa yang membuang sampah di merata-rata tempat adalah lebih bodoh daripada beruk” (Those who simply throw rubbish are more stupid than apes) and has a picture of a monkey with its tongue.
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Free Malaysia Today
Hey you monkey, stop littering
Since all else has failed in curbing the disgusting habit Malaysians have for littering, calling them ‘monkeys’ just might do the trick.
I saw a few monkeys yesterday. One threw his cigarette butt onto the floor. One threw a squashed empty can out of his car. And another wiped her kid’s messy mouth and threw the tissue onto the street.
But that’s nothing new to me. On my last trip to Penang Island a couple of months ago, I witnessed two monkeys on a motorbike throwing a huge plastic bag into the sea at Gurney Drive.
Even right now, as I am typing this article on my bed, I take a peek outside my window only to see plastic bags and paper being dragged by the wind around my neighbourhood.
Wherever we are – PJ, KL, Penang, JB or anywhere in the country for that matter, just take a peek around you and you will surely spot the presence of at least one monkey.
Cleanliness is an issue Malaysians have been taking lightly for years. In every corner of our towns, you can see mounds of rubbish and stray animals happily feeding off it. There is rubbish right under ‘No Littering’ signboards. There is rubbish floating in rivers right next to ‘Love Our Rivers’ signboards.
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The Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) last week was heavily criticised for putting up ‘monkey signboards’ as a reminder against littering.
The signboards featured a monkey sticking out its tongue with the words that read: “Sesiapa yang membuang sampah di merata-rata tempat adalah lebih bodoh daripada beruk” which means: “Those who litter are stupider than monkeys”.
Some members of the public thought it was insulting to human dignity while others thought there should be a better way to educate the public.
I, for one, fully support the initiative. In fact, I propose similar signboards to be placed all over Malaysia to curb Malaysians’ ugly habit of littering.
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2015/06/08/hey-you-monkey-stop-littering/
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theSundaily
‘Worse than apes’ signboards create a stir
Last updated on 2 June 2015 – 07:34pm
BUTTERWORTH: The Seberang Prai Municipal Council has defended anti-littering signboards which states that those who throw rubbish indiscriminately are worse than apes.
Councillor David Marshel said the trilingual signboards were installed to increase awareness among the public not to indiscriminately litter.
He said the Council decide to address the matter creatively as previous efforts like warnings, fines, close-circuit television cameras (CCTV) and planting trees and flowers did not seem to work.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1439714?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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Council puts up “monkey” signboard to stop illegal dumping – Do you find the sign provocative? http://bit.ly/1eOszfA
Wednesday June 3, 2015 MYT 12:29:17 PM
Seberang Prai council puts up “monkey” signboard to counter illegal dumping
BUTTERWORTH: The Seberang Prai Municipal Council has put up four signboards stating that those who discard rubbish illegally are stupider than monkeys (beruk).
The signboards, in three languages, feature a picture of a monkey sticking out its tongue.
Councillor David Marshel said the signboards were placed only at illegal dumpsites.
“I believe the message is getting through to the public. We put up a signboard in Taman Kepar near a school and the waste collected has gone down to almost zero now compared with one tonne previously each week,” he said.
He said the council has no plans to put up more signboards as of now.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/06/03/Seberang-prai-monkey-signboard/
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