JOHOR BARU: Clearer signs to public washrooms at the Custom, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex in Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) will be placed, following incidents of people relieving themselves indiscriminately.
Yesterday, a 69-year-old Singaporean was arrested and remanded for three days, after he was caught urinating at the ablution area less than 5m from the surau.
An 11-second video of the culprit went viral online, with users tagging Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, to take action.
The other two videos, all involving foreigners, were of a woman urinating behind a closed counter at CIQ BSI, and a man relieving himself at an outdoor faucet at BSI.
State Works, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh, when contacted today, said the new signboards would be installed soon.
He also said motorists should not leave their vehicles unattended at BSI, as it was a high-security area.
He said there were sufficient public toilets at the clearance's lane and at BSI.
"Ideally visitors should not leave their vehicles for toilet breaks, but if they can't hold it in, then use the toilets provided, instead of relieving themselves anywhere please," he said, adding it was more of an attitude issue, then not knowing where the toilets were.
Fazli has been tasked by Onn Hafiz with monitoring the congestion at CIQ BSI and the Sultan Abu Bakar Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) complex.
The menteri besar had appointed several exco members to pay surprise visits to several public facilities in the state, to monitor the condition, and submit detailed reports on plans to improve systems and infrastructure.
These include government hospitals, federal agencies, the condition of roads and public amenities.
Fazli said his visit to CIQ BSI today found that traffic was smooth, and counters operating without any hiccups.
"I will oversee the technical and maintenance issues at CIQ and ICQS.
"Everything is in order... the motorcycle lanes, car lanes and also the pedestrian clearance.
"I noticed a backlog of buses. When traffic flow is fast and efficient here, then our officials at the causeway counterparts need to step up to avoid bottleneck congestions. There is a meeting later this evening with Singapore's Land Transport Agency, to iron out any issues," he said.