PETALING JAYA: While fewer motorcycles were stolen last year, its theft in the country remains a significant problem and tends to hit the lower income group B40 more.
Based on insurance claims, statistics by the Vehicle Theft Reduction Council of Malaysia Bhd (VTREC) showed that in 2018, more than 7,500 motorbikes were stolen, with the majority of these being the rather popular underbone motorcycles – also called kapchai – with engines below 150cc.
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