Time to discard old practices


Open burning is no longer acceptable as it is bad for the environment and worsens the haze. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

JUST because our forefathers did it, it does not make it right. I am referring to the practice of open burning. Back then, they did not know any better.

With so much information readily available today about the negative effects of open burning, we need to accept changes, whether by law or through our own actions.

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