An Indonesian man was sentenced to six hours of community service and fined RM300 ($0.02) by the Sessions Court in Alor Star yesterday (January 26), after pleading guilty to discarding a cigarette butt in a public area, marking the first prosecution in Kedah under amended littering provisions of Malaysia’s Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007. The defendant, 39-year-old construction worker, admitted to the offence committed near Alor Star Tower shortly after midnight on January 1, where he was found disposing of the cigarette butt outside a designated bin. The amended law introduces mandatory community service for littering offences, allowing fines of up to RM2,000 ($0.12) and up to 12 hours of community service.
