Toilet Transformations
Posted August 24, 2006 12:00 pm.
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Fed up with disgusting conditions in public washrooms, advocates for hygienic water closets have launched the National Toilet Expo and Forum. The event opened on Thursday at a shopping mall outside Kuala Lumpur.
Posters are part of the program and one reads: “Public Toilets – From Embarrassment to Pleasure.”
The Quality Restroom Association, the organizer of the expo, is trying to establish a “national restroom culture” and educate the public about cleanliness.
This issue is apparently close to many Malaysians’ hearts — the country’s deputy prime minister Najib Razak opened the event.
Malaysia’s toilets have long disgusted residents and tourists. They often lack basic items such as toilet paper, soap, and sometimes, even toilet seats.
City officials in Kuala Lumpur announced that 20 new self-cleaning public toilets would be put in place in shopping districts around the city. The units are air-conditioned and have an automatic seat cleaner.
