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Slap litterbugs with harsher penalties, say HDB residents
But first, do more to nab culprits who are rarely caught and punished now
Published on May 17, 2013
Toa Payoh resident Tiou Cheow Tee said her clothes had holes caused by cigarette butts, and thinks fines should be heavier. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
By Lim Yi Han
RESIDENTS of Housing Board estates agree with a minister's assessment that high-rise littering persists because litterbugs are rarely caught and punished.
To do so, there need to be more enforcement officers on the ground and permanently-installed surveillance cameras, residents told The Straits Times.
Heavier penalties such as jail time should also be put in place, but the first step to improving the situation would be to nab more culprits, they added.
Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told Parliament on Monday that penalties need to be "significantly raised", and there should be a more effective way of identifying the culprits.
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17-05-2013, 12:20 PM
Slap litterbugs with harsher penalties, why liddat? horrible!
