Council’s stealthy surveillance


MPK’s enforcement officer in-charge of the anti-litter squad Aswarizal Mohd Wazib said anti-litter operations called Ops Kutu Sampah has resulted in a much cleaner bus station and five-foot ways. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

ON A Sunday morning, a plainclothes officer looks like another commuter waiting for public transport.Unknown to the public, he is part of a team from Klang Municipal Council (MPK) Environmental Services Department’s enforcement division.

He waits patiently, watching the commuters at Jalan Pos Baru, a hotspot for littering.

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