Anti-dengue efforts will go to waste if public apathy continues


Irresponsible: Bags of rubbish discarded instead of being thrown into the bin. This can become a breeding site for mosquitoes as cleaning contractors pick up garbage from only bins. — Photo by ONG SOON HIN

THE tidak-apa attitude is contributing to the high number of dengue cases in SS2, Petaling Jaya with plastic cups, wrappers and polystyrene containers littering the roadsides, drains and even parks.

A water chestnut trader, known only as Meng Meng who trades from a pushcart here, blamed it on the irresponsible behaviour of the public.

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