Despite recent reports of children dying from being left in cars, the government says it has no intentions to outlaw the use of window tint on automobiles. According to the Malay Mail, Transport Minister Anthony Loke acknowledged that tinted windows may have had a part in these accidents, but stated that outlawing window tinting was not a practical solution.

"People are not required to have tinted windows; it is an option. It is advisable that parents of tiny children not to have tinted windows on their autos," he stated. For some people, it's essential for security and health concerns. We cannot outlaw the entire thing due to a single issue, he continued.




Loke made a comment in response to Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, the minister of women, family, and community development, earlier this week. According to her, the public has suggested that prohibiting dark window tint can help stop these kinds of careless incidents. She went on to say that only the transport ministry has the authority to impose such a ban and that she has already suggested this to Loke.

The problem began when three young children passed away in two months after their parents left them in cars. The mother of the eight-month-old girl, a doctor at Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, inadvertently left her in the car in October, thinking the child had already been sent to daycare. As a result, the child passed away.





Initial investigations revealed that the child's father had neglected to drop the child off at the university before starting work there. The 16-month-old girl passed away that same month after being discovered unconscious in a car at a public university in Kuala Nerus, Kuala Terengganu.

The most recent incident reported included a two-year-old who died last week after being left alone in a car for eight hours. According to preliminary inquiries, the mother of the victim had dropped off two other children at around seven in the morning on the same day. The mother then drove the two-year-old to kindergarten, but on the way there, she missed the youngster because she had gotten a call.