BERSIH : The next big challenge

It's the week end I thought I will share this amusing piece . Have a nice weekend folks.

Kuala Lumpur, 14 July. After pulling off the successful rally calling for electoral reforms last Saturday, BERSIH now faces its greatest ever challenge. In a move that surprised most observers, the Government has engaged BERSIH to clean up the Kelang River, one of the most polluted rivers in the country. The memorandum of understanding between both parties was signed last night.

Speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony, the Minister of Clean Environment, Datuk Peter Sindow explained the rationale behind the move. “Our Kelang river is so polluted and we have been trying to clean it up for many years without success. Now we have this freakin' NGO called BERSIH whom we feel are good at cleaning up things. So we asked them to help us clean the river and maybe later the haze problem also lah. The haze is no good, you know. It makes me cough every morning”.

It is understood that this move will see BERSIH taking control of all the drains, sewers, septic tanks in the city and give them powers to fine polluters. BERSIH has already set up an office in Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur to coordinate the cleaning of the river.

When contacted at her office, Datuk Ambiga Sreenivasan, the chairperson of BERSIH told MNN “after the July 9 rally, we got nothing to do. So when the government approached us to clean up the Kelang River, we quickly grabbed the opportunity. We know that our experience with the BERSIH rallies will be useful in turning the Kelang into a clean river”.

 

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