KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Two foreign nationals became the first people in Malaysia to be charged in court for littering under the country's newly enforced anti-littering law, according to a report by national dailyThe Star.

Bangladeshi citizen Sultan Md, 28, and Indonesian national Anita Lukman, 49, were brought before the Sessions Court in Johor Bahru this morning following separate incidents in the city centre on New Year's Day.

Anita, who works as an odd-job labourer, pleaded guilty to discarding a cigarette butt and a drink bottle onto the pavement at Jalan Ibrahim Sultan in Stulang Laut at about 12.41am on January 1, instead of using the designated waste bin.

The offence falls under Sub-section 77A(1) of the Solid Waste and Public...