‘Crack the whip to stop open burning’


Filepic: Wildifires caused by open burning is causing spates of haze in numerous parts of the Kuala Baram district in northern Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR: While there are ample laws in place to penalise open burners, the enforcement of these laws is lacking, according to the former director-general of the Fire and Rescue Department Datuk Dr Soh Chai Hock.

He said this resulted in irresponsible people continuing to carry out open burning every year without fear of fines and firemen having to repeatedly deal with situations that could have been avoided.

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Courts & Crime , Bomba , Open Burning , Enforcement

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