Ending the race before it begins


Perak police chief Datuk Comm Azizi Mat Aris putting on a helmet for a student during the road safety advocacy programme held at SMK Dato Haji Mohd Taib.

IPOH: Police are taking measures to curb the mat rempit menace and have identified 26 hotspots in Perak used as “racing tracks”, says state police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris.

He said that in Ipoh itself, there were three locations frequented by these street racers.

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