WEST MALAYSIA ON ILLEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

SABAH DAP Vice Chairman Edward Ewol Mujie said that the local authorities must emulate the action taken by their counterpart in the West Malaysia on the illegal advertisements as this can be done under the Communication and Multimedia Act 1998.

Edward said that in the West Malaysia the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has supported the enforcement action undertaken by the Act 149 local authorities to tackle illegal ads in their respective jurisdiction. 

So Edward said there is no reason for the local authorities in Sabah not to emulate this step to take necessary action on all the illegal advertisements that has been put up by the “Ah Long”, and many other illegal trades.

However Edward said that there is certain procedures to be complied with, and this can be done by having close cooperation with MCMC and the Minister of Housing and Local Government. 

The services offered in the illegal advertisements are sex services, Astro installation and money lending among others were posted on the road signage, switch boxes, traffic lights, lamp poles, and on the walls of public properties which made the place looked unsightly and dirty, Edward said.

So Edward said that if the local authorities and DBKL in the West Malaysia had succeeded in taking action against these illegal advertisements and cancelled 472 telephone numbers used by them with close working cooperation with MCMC, he does not want to hear any more excuses from the local authorities especially the DBKK in Sabah by saying that there is no provision and laws to enforce this. (DAP Media)