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Mat Rempit

Menghormati arwah Yasmin Ahmad

Oleh Shanon Shah

August 3, 2009

BELUM sampai 24 jam arwah Yasmin Ahmad selamat dikebumikan, muka depan akhbar harian Kosmo! telah membuat pendedahan tentang sejarah peribadinya. Pada hari yang sama, 27 Julai 2009, majalah hiburan Mangga Online juga membuat “pendedahan” yang sama melalui wartawannya, Rosli Manah. Yang anehnya, bahagian laporan Mangga Online yang menyentuh sejarah peribadi Yasmin itu telah dikeluarkan dari […]

Stiffer laws to curb mat rempit menace: Nik Aziz

May 20, 2009

KOTA BARU, 20 May 2009: Calling “mat rempit” (daredevil mortorcycle riders) “samseng jalanan” (road thugs) and imposing mandatory jail sentences on them is not deterrent enough, said Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. He said the country should have stiffer laws for this menace to instill fear in them not to engage […]

Cops seek mandatory jail time for mat rempit

May 19, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 May 2009: Mat rempit or illegal motorcycle racers may be given the mandatory jail sentence, heavier than the current minimum fine of RM5,000 and a maximum jail term of five years. Bukit Aman Traffic Chief Datuk Abdul Aziz Yusof said a proposal to raise the penalty under an amendment to Section 42 […]

Find root cause of mat rempit problem

May 14, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: The government must find the root cause of the mat rempit (illegal motorcycle racers) problem to find an enduring solution, Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) chairperson Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said today. “Is it because they come from broken homes and lack parental counselling? Or is it because they […]

Sinners should visit hospitals, orphanages

May 13, 2009

KUANTAN, 13 May 2009: Sinners need to be brought to orphanages, mosques and hospitals to make them aware of their actions and repent, said Pahang Islamic Religious Department (Jaip) deputy director, Mohd Ghazali Abdul Aziz. “By visiting an orphanage they will see how orphans lack parental love, while they (offenders) have families but do not […]

Special rural bus service to curtail mat rempit

May 13, 2009

PUTRAJAYA, 13 May 2009: The Road Safety Department and the Education Ministry have agreed in principle to introduce a special rural school bus service to curtail the use of motorcycles by students. The department’s director-general, Datuk Suret Singh, said the mechanics of introducing such a service were now being studied and a decision was expected […]

Holistic approach needed for mat rempits

May 12, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2009: A holistic approach is needed to curb the mat rempit (illegal motorcycle racers) menace and overcome the social problems caused by them said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “We must take a holistic approach when looking at the whole problem to ascertain whether it involves aspects like education […]

Mat rempit can now go for skills training

May 7, 2009

PUTRAJAYA, 7 May 2009: Mat rempit (illegal motorcycle racers) are now eligible to participate in the government’s trade training scheme for youths, and are guaranteed employment once they complete the courses, Director-General of Labour Datuk Ismail Abdul Rahim said today. He said the government had allocated RM50 million for the training scheme, which was being […]

Mat rempit joint panel to check illegal racing

May 6, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: The Home Ministry will form a joint committee comprising government agencies aimed at checking illegal racing by mat rempits. Deputy Minister Jelaing Mersat said the committee was aimed at strengthening law enforcement by the ministry, departments and agencies. He said it would discuss legal issues and create a mechanism to […]

Umno and the Mat Rempit

By Zedeck Siew

April 29, 2009

“We need to re-brand them, give them the assurance of being accepted by society and provide them with a platform for them to excel in their current preoccupation of motorcycle racing.” THEN Umno Youth chief Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, who described Mat Rempit as potential human capital that could be put to good use, […]

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