By William Isau
SIBU, April 3: Traffic wardens appointed by the local councils might be equipped with body cameras when carrying out their duty to ensure the safety of all parties, says Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing, and Local Government Michael Tiang.
Tiang said the Minister of Public Health, Housing, and Local Government, Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian, had also mentioned the possibility that traffic wardens would be equipped with body cameras.
He said the police are training Sibu Municipal Council’s (SMC) traffic wardens. Once the training is completed, the council will deploy them to manage the traffic flow at schools.
“We are also waiting for vehicles, scooters, and other necessary equipment. As far as I know, Kuching South City Council (MBKS) have 22 traffic wardens but only six scooters. We call them patrolling scooters.
“For SMC, they are still at the stage of training them (traffic warden) and waiting for their equipment to arrive,” he said after launching the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) Sibu Branch Annual Flag Sales at Taman Selera Muhibbah last night (April 2).
Tiang, who is also the Pelawan assemblyman, said the number of facilities would not be subject to the number of wardens.
“As for the number of scooters, if we have 20 traffic wardens, it does not mean that we need 20 scooters because they (wardens) will have shifts,” he said.
Meanwhile, Tiang urged the public to support the MRCS Sibu annual flag sale as they have relied on fund-raising projects to support their activities.
MRCS Sibu branch chairman Penghulu Chua Hiong Kee said they aim to raise RM30,000 this year.
“This year, we do not involve the students as we do not want them to walk around while Covid-19 is still here. Instead, our committee members and adult members will participate,” he said. — DayakDaily
