Move to nip mat lajak issue in the bud


KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has called for new laws to act against shops or individuals providing modifications to transform bicycles into “basikal lajak” or mosquito bicycles.

Federal Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Deputy Comm Datuk Azisman Alias said the current laws were not tough enough to deal with the “mat lajak” (youngsters who race or perform stunts on modified bikes) issue.

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