HAVING spent almost a week in Shanghai, I was amused to read about the suggestion to ban kap chai motorcycles (the local term for underbone motorcycles with engine capacities below 150cc) in Malaysia.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke shot down the proposal, saying it would not be practical because the majority of the 16 million registered bikes in Malaysia are of the kap chai variety.
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Brian Martin
Brian Martin is the managing editor of The Star.
