The
Government Does Not Want You To Give Money To Beggars In KL
The Federal Territories Ministry really wants to reduce the
begging culture in Kuala Lumpur.
After Warning People
Not To Give Alms, Federal Territories Minister Bans Soup Kitchens
Last updated by Mei Mei Chu less than a minute ago
- Soup kitchens will no longer be allowed to operate within a 2km radius of Lot 10, which covers a large portion of the city centre, effective immediately, said Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.
- He said Putrajaya was determined to clear the homeless from the city and had restricted programmes by non-governmental organisations to feed them. “The image of my city is very bad. If I don’t do this sort of thing, society won’t be disciplined,” he told a new conference here today.
- “We had offered jobs to these people, but they refuse to take it up as it is easier to be fed by the soup kitchens. “They remain on the streets and are a hindrance to good city hygiene. ‘Worse still, some of them are HIV positive and drug addicts,” he told reporters at a DBKL press conference today.
- He added that the sessions also resulted in littering and this in turn attracted scavengers that brought about diseases. "We already have all kinds of garbage-related problems in the city and spend more than RM90mil a year collecting it. I do not see my actions as harsh but necessary in order to create a disciplined society," he said.
Social
Workers Say The Ban Is Cruel, Ineffective, And Reflects Poor Understanding Of
The Lower Income Group
Last updated by Mei Mei Chu 10 minutes ago
- Social workers have lashed out at the ban on soup kitchens in Kuala Lumpur city centre, terming the move cruel and ineffective.
- Pertiwi Soup Kitchen founder Munirah Abdul Hamid said soup kitchens provided a guarantee of a decent meal for the homeless and hard-core poor in the city. "Some of them can only buy one packet of iced coffee, which they sip throughout the whole day. "People with low wages, the hard-core poor trying to make ends meet in the city - these are the ones we are helping," she added.
- Munirah rubbished talk that soup kitchens caused littering, and said she was prepared to meet Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib to prove her point. "Datuk Bandar, we have trash cans and volunteers to clean up after we distribute food to the homeless, so Pertiwi always leaves the donation area cleaner than when we found it!" she said.
- Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor should try his hand at soup kitchens to learn more about the city’s homeless, Nurul Izzah Anwar said today. The PKR vice-president added that the short stint was the least the minister could do before making a decision on fining soup kitchens and punishing the homeless.
- A group calling itself "Dapur Jalanan" (Street Kitchen) had described Tengku Adnan ‘s remarks as reflecting a poor understanding of the plight of the city’s lower income group. The group urged Putrajaya to halt all operations to round up the homeless, describing it as inhumane.
In An Effort To
Reduce The Begging Culture In Kuala Lumpur, The Federal Territories Ministry
Wants To Fine Beggars And Those Who Donate To Beggars
Last updated by Mei Mei Chu 20 minutes ago
- The Federal Territories Ministry will impose fines and other penalties on the givers of alms and beggars in several focal areas to reduce the begging culture that tarnishes the image of the federal capital.
- Tengku Adnan said the decision was taken after a meeting with Kuala Lumpur City Hall and other relevant agencies recently where hygiene issues and concerns for homeless people were among the matters discussed.
Federal
Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor Says They Will
Introduce A Rule To Haul Beggars And Issue Summons To Those Who Give Alms
Last updated by Mei Mei Chu 20 minutes ago
- "We will introduce a rule where we might issue a summons to those giving alms and haul up the beggars as most of them are foreigners. So we are going to tighten this legislation," he told reporters after launching the Nur Ramadan programme in Putrajaya tonight.
Last updated by Mei Mei Chu 22 minutes ago
- Its minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said, however, the amount of the fine to be imposed on the givers was to be determined later.
Last updated by Mei Mei Chu 20 minutes ago
- "NGOs providing free food to the homeless must also fix a location to do so and not distribute the food all over the place," he said.
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