Natural Resources and Environment Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has advised drivers to keep driving to a minimum in order to prevent “choking smog” from further developing in haze-hit areas.
A report by the Malay Mail Online quoted the minister to say that, “when cars slow down, they emit a lot of ozone and carbon gases which mix with the suspended particles from the haze. The areas with particularly high readings have a high incidence of pollutants from motor vehicles on the road.”
Junaidi was largely referring to slow-moving cars caught in traffic jams, and wished altogether that drivers would reconsider using their cars where and when possible.
“If there is no necessity, don’t use your vehicles because it increases the pollutants in the air. Congestion is a minor contributor, but its role is increasing,” he said.
The thick haze is expected to continue over the next few days, despite Indonesia’s attempts to carry out cloud-seeding operations. Junaidi said that despite whatever attempts, cloud-seeding largely depends on the presence of naturally-formed thick cumulus clouds.
Do remember to stay safe, dear readers. Keep hydrated, wear a suitable mask, and stay indoors and away from directly breathing in the bad air where possible.
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Lagi maslan dari maslan.
Ask the Ministers first to take LRT. Each Minister got like 10 car entourage. Waste petrol and waste everything. Ask the Minister to sit in LRT first.
To the minister – “No necessity, don’t use your brain (if you still have one)”
Stupid comment. Instead asking drivers not using their vehicles, government should better have a serious talk with Indonesia discussing how to solve the problem.
Why not you just declare public holiday to give us a good reason not to use vehicle?
Bullshit crap nonsense… Don’t give share to the cronies AP shareholders as poor Rakyat suffering from living expenses !!! Do the Government ministers ever say like this before ???
my dear minister, everyone is driving when it is absolutely necessary with the increasing tol and petrol. May I suggest you ministers not use outriders or maybe just cut down to 1? You must be delusional to think that we all syiok sendiri go drive around aimlessly just for the heck of it
Bravo… macam kita ni nak sangat pandu kereta. If given a choice, I also won’t drive to go to work… but how then?
It’s like asking us not to eat because it produces shit.
nobody wants to go out if there’s no necessity
Haha stupid comment, go ask him try go anywhere without his car. If he can do it then we will follow but first he must walk the talk.
Doesn’t make sense. The weather is so hazy now, even when I go out from my house I feel suffocated. How to not go around places with a car in this condition?
there is no choice but to use car to work.
I believe majority of us will prefer to use public transport aka LRT, Komuter, bus… If the service is efficient. There are still a lot of places inaccessible by taking public transport sir.. Pls look into this area before coming out with “ahmadmaslan” statement
Why not you ministers start going around places without a car, if possible? Or maybe like what you said, car pooling rather than everyone drives 1 car (or maybe several cars in several instances because you needed the police to escort you guys to your destinations) It will be better if you show a good example to the public first. Then we will be more than happy to comply to your requests.
Does he really think we enjoy driving/riding around wasting petrol and toll money, increase our stress with the traffic jams and facing idiotic drivers? Just going out of the front door is dangerous nowadays with haze, diseases, robbers and kidnappers to lookout for.
this minister wants ppl to risk their jobs…thinking that majority malaysian sit in front of computer all day long…crazy, lunatic
Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, you better be either taking the LRT/Monorail to work, or be driven in bloody electric cars with electric motorbikes as outriders. So much for being Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister. Hypocrisy at its finest.
Better if no more euro2m tomorrow all pump station only sell euro 5. This your main purpose in automotive issue.
Everybody go cycling perhaps….since public transport so screwed up.
Where they get all these ‘ministers’ ahhh?
stupid punya minister.. minister suppose to serve the rakyat, not advising or ordering rakyat…
they should talk to indons on this matter to resolve the issue
Why don’t you minister travel in only one car without the outriders. Here one minister travels, you have 15 outriders. Lagi mencemarkan.
Bodoh punya orang. A true idiot indeed.
1)Our public transport system already like SxxT. Fees increased recently.
2)They should help the rakyat by removing the tolls, lower car taxes and improve on public transport effectiveness.
3)Include full safety equipment on cars and help the poor with free public transport for example.
4) Dont give shitty comments to the public macam tin kosong.
No offence here guys. Peace…..
Pussy Minister only advise or blame own citizen problem but never engage to solve with Key-person. What a shame and pathetic country promote such funny joke person as “Natural Resources and Environment Minister”.
When the government says “cost cutting” it means cost cutting for us. Never for them!