Studying Pengajian Am makes you realize all the things you have turned a blind eye to, for instance, the enforcement and amendments of certain acts. My classmates were discussing the topic on reasons why air pollution is so difficult to curb when our teacher told us that the Akta Kualiti Alam Sekitar has not been revised since 1974. The penalty for open burning is just a meager RM 5000 or so and most of the time, cases of small open burning goes unreported due to corruption. It is true that at 1974, RM5000 means a lot to most people but as we step into 2012, that amount is no longer justified. A handful of foreigners for example Singaporeans who are used to strict law enforcement methods in their native land who comes to Malaysia, also will burn rubbish at their kampungs, litter and spit chewing gum wads almost anywhere just because the laws in Malaysia are not strict. The term 'Malaysia Boleh' which was coined with other intentions in mind has now become Malaysia Boleh...buang sampah merata-rata, or bakar sampah or langgar lampu isyarat merah. This has got to change. As funny as it sounds, this is a serious issue that has to be looked into as soon as possible before it goes out of hand.
I apologize before hand if anyone got insulted by my remarks but I believe that we as Malaysians should rise up to the occasion and try to create an awareness among ourselves and educate our young ones regarding the few matters I have mentioned earlier.
