Open Burning

The authorities have so much time on their hands that all they do is come up with silly rules about how yoga goes against religion and trying to break record after record by making the longest popiah etc.

However, the amount of open burning that goes on in the country is ridiculous, especially in areas regularly patrolled by the police. The best part is that nothing is being done about this, even though the law bans open burning due to pollution.

I can never understand why people burn rubbish - it used to have logic in the past, but whats the point of it in this day and era when there are regular garbage trucks collecting waste?

Whats the point of ruining your health AND the environment when waste can be disposed of otherwise?

Traffic Police

I notice that there are a lot of policemen at the junction of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan P Ramlee, and yet there is a massive jam from the exit of the AKLEH until this point. This is about 12pm weekdays.

The cause is the traffic light at the P Ramlee junction which changes too fast. The problem with this whole situation is that the policemen are just standing at the junction (there are about 4 of them) and chatting instead of directing traffic to a smoother flow.

I know this is possible as the day before, 2 policemen were stationed at each junction and the traffic was absolutely smooth.

I hope there is a difference today.

Attitudes Towards Animals

This is absolutely appalling in some Malaysians. 2 situations stand out:

a) I was at the RSPCA sometime back and 2 of the volunteers came running out, with one of them screaming "I just saw a van throw a dog into the drain." And this is a big drain that runs along thet RSPCA for a few metres. When the dog was rescued, it was in a pretty bad shape, with lice, skin problems, etc. Shouldnt the owner treat this animal with dignity? Why throw it into the drain?

b) Some local officers got wind of some stray dogs and ended up victimising a dog which was INSIDE a compound of a unoccupied house. They actually pulled the dog through the bars of the gate, and tore the dog's ear in the process.

I mean, if law enforcement officers can prosecute the owner for animal abuse, can the public prosecute the officers for the same thing if they witness it? And this is far worse as the perpetrators are the ones who are supposed to make this country a safer haven for all humans and creatures alike.