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8 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY NATIONAL LEVEL WORLD
TOILET DAY
World Town Planning Day is celebrated
on Nov 8 every year around the world The National Level World Toilet Day
and Malaysia has celebrated it for 32 celebration was organized with the
years since 1988. Malaysia celebrated aim to instill the spirit of lobe for toilets
the dayvia virtually in 2020. World Town among Malaysians as well as increase
Planning Day celebrated as a sign of awareness on the importance of
appreciation to urban planning in our keeping toilets clean and maintaining
country's planning and development in toilets in good condition. This aim
creating a quality and sustainable life. indirectly will improve the image of
Amendments of two (2) acts, namely public toilet cleanliness in Malaysia.
the Town and Country Planning Act “Caring Community, Clean Toilets” is
1976 (Act 172) and Local Government the theme for the National Level World
Act 1976 (Act 171) to empower the Toilet Day 2020 celebration. The use
role and enforcement of the Town of toilets does not run away from the
and Country Planning Department risk of COVID-19 infection because the
(PLANMalaysia). PLANMalaysia should infection occur in any public place and
be given enforcement authority so areas that are not clean. Therefore,
that the plans made at the Federal all public toilets users must practice
level can be implemented as well as toilet use ethics according to the new
ensure that the country’s development norms such as wearing face masks,
body temperature screening and
The World Town Planning Day event officiated completing personal information via
by Minister of Housing and Local Government, MySejahtera application and apply
YB Datuk Hajah Zuraida binti Kamaruddin. Also hand sanitizer before entering the
presented Deputy Minister of Housing and Local public toilets. While in the public toilets,
Government, YB Dato’ Sri Dr. Haji Ismail bin Haji users are required to maintain physical
Abd. Muttalib, and Secretary General of Ministry of distancing (1 meter), restricted to
Housing and Local Government, YBhg. Datuk Zainal spit in the sink, wash hand with soap
Abidin bin Abu Hassan. and throws rubbish or tissues in the
provided dustbin. National Clean
is more sustainable and does not Public Toilet Recognition Competition
affect long-term planning. Special also held along with National Level
Award of the Honourable Minister of World Toilet Day whereby 12 categories
Housing and Local Government was public toilets competed. This
given to the Rukun Tetangga Al-Husna competition held in the collaboration
Community, Section 20, Shah Alam with Malaysian Environmental Health
while the Sustainable City Award 2020 Officers Association (EHOM), Quality
was awarded to the Johor Bahru City Restroom Association of Malaysia
Council. (QRAM), and Malaysian Association
of Environmental Health (MAEH). This
competition organized as an effort
in cultivating ethical toilet care in
TOILET DAY
World Town Planning Day is celebrated
on Nov 8 every year around the world The National Level World Toilet Day
and Malaysia has celebrated it for 32 celebration was organized with the
years since 1988. Malaysia celebrated aim to instill the spirit of lobe for toilets
the dayvia virtually in 2020. World Town among Malaysians as well as increase
Planning Day celebrated as a sign of awareness on the importance of
appreciation to urban planning in our keeping toilets clean and maintaining
country's planning and development in toilets in good condition. This aim
creating a quality and sustainable life. indirectly will improve the image of
Amendments of two (2) acts, namely public toilet cleanliness in Malaysia.
the Town and Country Planning Act “Caring Community, Clean Toilets” is
1976 (Act 172) and Local Government the theme for the National Level World
Act 1976 (Act 171) to empower the Toilet Day 2020 celebration. The use
role and enforcement of the Town of toilets does not run away from the
and Country Planning Department risk of COVID-19 infection because the
(PLANMalaysia). PLANMalaysia should infection occur in any public place and
be given enforcement authority so areas that are not clean. Therefore,
that the plans made at the Federal all public toilets users must practice
level can be implemented as well as toilet use ethics according to the new
ensure that the country’s development norms such as wearing face masks,
body temperature screening and
The World Town Planning Day event officiated completing personal information via
by Minister of Housing and Local Government, MySejahtera application and apply
YB Datuk Hajah Zuraida binti Kamaruddin. Also hand sanitizer before entering the
presented Deputy Minister of Housing and Local public toilets. While in the public toilets,
Government, YB Dato’ Sri Dr. Haji Ismail bin Haji users are required to maintain physical
Abd. Muttalib, and Secretary General of Ministry of distancing (1 meter), restricted to
Housing and Local Government, YBhg. Datuk Zainal spit in the sink, wash hand with soap
Abidin bin Abu Hassan. and throws rubbish or tissues in the
provided dustbin. National Clean
is more sustainable and does not Public Toilet Recognition Competition
affect long-term planning. Special also held along with National Level
Award of the Honourable Minister of World Toilet Day whereby 12 categories
Housing and Local Government was public toilets competed. This
given to the Rukun Tetangga Al-Husna competition held in the collaboration
Community, Section 20, Shah Alam with Malaysian Environmental Health
while the Sustainable City Award 2020 Officers Association (EHOM), Quality
was awarded to the Johor Bahru City Restroom Association of Malaysia
Council. (QRAM), and Malaysian Association
of Environmental Health (MAEH). This
competition organized as an effort
in cultivating ethical toilet care in
