A total of 53,637 people were part of a 12-hour gotong-royong to clean up public spaces across Malaysia. The mega cleaning and community service programme, which was held on Sept 28 at 649 locations nationwide, involved clearing illegal dumps and street and drain cleaning.
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00:00Some 53,637 people took part in a 12-hour Gotong Royong
00:06to clean up public spaces across Malaysia on Saturday.
00:09The mega-cleaning and community service program, held at 649 locations,
00:15involved students, fire and rescue department personnel,
00:19community leaders and local authorities staff.
00:22The Housing and Local Government Ministry said it is confident
00:26that the program will break three records in the Malaysia Book of Records,
00:30the largest participation, the biggest amount of rubbish collection
00:35and the longest duration.
00:56The Malaysia Clean-up Day program was held in conjunction with the World Clean-up Day.
01:23In Ipoh, about 700 volunteers took part in the program at Taman Sri Raya.
01:30Apart from cleaning drains, roads and other infrastructure,
01:33the participants also promoted environment conservation initiatives
01:37including e-waste segregation and e-waste collection.
01:41The Perak government said they expect the program to help inculcate a culture
01:46where Malaysians make public cleanliness their priority and a way of life.