Send Mat Rempit for special PLKN course, says MP

KUALA LUMPUR: An MP has suggested that those involved in illegal motorcycle racing be sent for a special course under the National Service Training Programme (PLKN), saying fines and punishment alone may not be enough to address the Mat Rempit problem.

Khairil Nizam Khirudin (PN-Jerantut) said the government should consider running such a programme with the help of military veterans and commandos.

“The transport ministry can work with the defence ministry to place Mat Rempit in a special PLKN course, with training conducted by military veterans. This could be combined with community service programmes.

“Along with the fines of RM2,000 to RM10,000 for illegal racing proposed under the bill, the programme can serve as a lesson to these Mat Rempit and their friends,” he said during the debate on the Road Transport (Amendment) Bill 2026 in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Khairil also urged the government to act against workshops that modified motorcycles for illegal racing, saying enforcement should not target only the riders.

“We act against those who ride motorcycles, but not against the source of the problem – those who modify them,” he said.

Khairil asked whether the transport ministry could work with the domestic trade and cost of living ministry or use existing powers under the Road Transport Act 1987 to take action against such workshops.

Review ban on e-bikes, e-scooters

Meanwhile, Chong Zhemin (PH-Kampar) has urged the government to review the ban on micromobility vehicles on public roads, saying it has affected B40 and disabled users who relied on e-bikes and e-scooters for short trips.

He said many such vehicles were used in Kampar, especially at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology, and were not luxury items for many users.

“Some B40 families use micromobility vehicles to save on petrol as they only need to charge them with electricity.

“There are also disabled users who depend on such vehicles to go to the market and buy food and drinks. Without micromobility vehicles, they are like people without legs who cannot leave their homes,” he said.

Chong also asked the police to withdraw summonses recently issued to micromobility users in Kampar and to pause enforcement until the transport ministry issued clearer rules.

He said the government should provide simple guidelines using infographics showing which e-bikes, e-scooters and other micromobility vehicles were allowed and which were banned.

Jimmy Puah (PH-Tebrau) said JPJ should be allowed to stop repeat abusers of Malaysia’s fuel subsidies from bringing foreign-registered vehicles into the country.

He said that while the bill gave JPJ wider powers to act against foreign vehicles with unresolved summonses, it should also cover unrepentant foreign motorists.

Puah said the government had made it clear many times that RON95 was only for Malaysian-registered vehicles.

“I am not saying they must be completely barred. But if they do it once, then twice, JPJ should be empowered to stop the vehicle from entering Malaysia for one or two years,” he said.

A total of 43 MPs are slated to debate the bill, with 25 MPs taking part in the debate today.