Aha, this is nothing surprise that Lee Kuan Yew lamented the youngs of the Republic did not know the hard work the older generations had endured.
The traffic light offence is nothing surprised. Two young NS men crossed the roads eventhough the red light was on for the pedestrians to cross turned green.
If Mr Lee withness this scene which would not happen in the 90s, he would mostly tear dropping of the change.
Now, many would only sigh, sigh and sigh
4,003 litterbugs nabbed so far this year - over half are under-30s
Oct 30, 2006 The Straits Times DESPITE tough measures like fines and corrective work orders, litterbugs appear to persist.
More of them have been caught in the first nine months of this year than the whole of last year, according to numbers released yesterday by the National Environment Agency (NEA).
Already, 4,003 litterbugs have been nabbed so far this year, surpassing last year's total of 3,819.
Youths under 30 years old are the biggest offenders, making up more than half of those nabbed this year.
The 2,378 youths caught so far this year also top last year's 2,195, pointing to a trend of more young offenders.
Each year, the NEA and town councils spend nearly $110 million cleaning estates, hawker centres and public areas.
The problem of littering has stuck despite fines of up to $5,000 and corrective work orders for up to 12 hours of public clean-up work for repeat offenders.
The NEA is conducting a survey of people's attitudes to be completed next year but for now, it is not entirely clear why litterbugs persist.
Mr Derek Ho, chairman of the NEA's Clean and Green Week committee, said many people complain there are not enough bins or cleaners around when they litter, but do not see themselves as a problem.
'We have to change the mentality that 'litter is not my problem',' he told reporters yesterday.
As part of this year's anti-littering campaign, 250 students from Republic Polytechnic took to the streets last weekend to collect unwanted brochures and fliers from people as a 'vote' against littering.
Carrying billboards that read Vote Against Litter, the student volunteers were stationed in six places, including Orchard Road, the Suntec City overhead bridge and Sim Lim Square.
In two days, 18 boxes of paper were collected. This will be displayed at Republic Polytechnic before it is recycled.
One student volunteer, Ms Siti Nuruljannah, 18, offered a reason why young people are the biggest litterbugs.
'A lot of them have mums cleaning after them. Sometimes, they'll say: 'The cleaner uncle is there, he will clean up for us',' she said.
The traffic light offence is nothing surprised. Two young NS men crossed the roads eventhough the red light was on for the pedestrians to cross turned green.
If Mr Lee withness this scene which would not happen in the 90s, he would mostly tear dropping of the change.
Now, many would only sigh, sigh and sigh
4,003 litterbugs nabbed so far this year - over half are under-30s
Oct 30, 2006 The Straits Times DESPITE tough measures like fines and corrective work orders, litterbugs appear to persist.
More of them have been caught in the first nine months of this year than the whole of last year, according to numbers released yesterday by the National Environment Agency (NEA).
Already, 4,003 litterbugs have been nabbed so far this year, surpassing last year's total of 3,819.
Youths under 30 years old are the biggest offenders, making up more than half of those nabbed this year.
The 2,378 youths caught so far this year also top last year's 2,195, pointing to a trend of more young offenders.
Each year, the NEA and town councils spend nearly $110 million cleaning estates, hawker centres and public areas.
The problem of littering has stuck despite fines of up to $5,000 and corrective work orders for up to 12 hours of public clean-up work for repeat offenders.
The NEA is conducting a survey of people's attitudes to be completed next year but for now, it is not entirely clear why litterbugs persist.
Mr Derek Ho, chairman of the NEA's Clean and Green Week committee, said many people complain there are not enough bins or cleaners around when they litter, but do not see themselves as a problem.
'We have to change the mentality that 'litter is not my problem',' he told reporters yesterday.
As part of this year's anti-littering campaign, 250 students from Republic Polytechnic took to the streets last weekend to collect unwanted brochures and fliers from people as a 'vote' against littering.
Carrying billboards that read Vote Against Litter, the student volunteers were stationed in six places, including Orchard Road, the Suntec City overhead bridge and Sim Lim Square.
In two days, 18 boxes of paper were collected. This will be displayed at Republic Polytechnic before it is recycled.
One student volunteer, Ms Siti Nuruljannah, 18, offered a reason why young people are the biggest litterbugs.
'A lot of them have mums cleaning after them. Sometimes, they'll say: 'The cleaner uncle is there, he will clean up for us',' she said.
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