Mandatory for developers to install mosquito traps


The Zika virus is mainly spread via the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

PETALING JAYA: It is now mandatory for developers to install mosquito traps in housing projects in a move to control Zika and dengue outbreaks.

Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar said developers who failed to abide by the new condition risked losing their licences.

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