The expected u-turn has popped up. Federal Territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said there will be no ban on small underbone motorcycles, popularly known as kapchais, in the Kuala Lumpur city centre, The Star reports.
“Don’t worry, we will not implement the ban. I said there was only a possibility of us going ahead with the ban, not that it would be implemented,” he said, adding that the ministry would not go ahead with a ban if it was not popular with the rakyat.
“We will always look at it in the proper way without burdening the people. I know many people use these types of vehicles, especially to travel to work, because they are cheap. We will never do it if the rakyat don’t want it. What can we do? We will follow the rakyat,” he said.
Earlier in the week, Tengku Adnan had said that small bikes might be banned from entering the city in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and pollution, a statement that brought about mixed reactions from the public.
In response to the proposal, Natural Resources and Environment minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar refuted the notion that such a ban will help reduce pollution, and said proper research is needed before proceeding with such a move.
The police also chipped in on the matter. Its crime prevention and community safety department director, Datuk Rusli Ahmad, said authorities should take into account the considerations of those in the lower income bracket using such motorcycles, and not just focus on reducing carbon emissions and snatch theft cases in the city centre.
“Don’t worry, we will not implement the ban. I said there was only a possibility of us going ahead with the ban, not that it would be implemented” —> This is a fine example of people who talk without thinking.
Kapcai- 1 Ku Nan- 0
Dia lah villain, dia lah hero. Old same stories haha
U-turn..Reverse…Gostan gostan. Oh waiiii
Semua orang tidak terlepas daripada melakukan kesilapan sama ada secara sengaja mahupun tidak sengaja. Masyarakat negara ini perlu ada budaya bersyukur dengan nikmat yang dikecapi, menghargai sumbangan orang lain serta menegur untuk penambahbaikan berterusan.
Aduh la.. ad lg manusia macam ni.. kata bodoh marah pulak nanti..
dh biasa lettew..
Ni reverse psychology ni. Pedas pedasss
One will come out with an idiotic statement and another will reject it, to show it is caring. it is all “sandiwara” or do they that think we are stupid enough to fall for it.
Make announcement for fun always. Want anger the rakyat to make a name for yourself is it? stop wasting ppl’s time and do something productive la!
One will come out with an idiotic statement while another will reject it to show caring. it is all “sandiwara” or do they actually think we will fall for it.
If they wanna take serious on carbon and pollution then please close down all coal power plant in malaysia
We want urban Electric~Motorcycles please.
There would have been so many advantages if the ban was to be implemented not just in KL but nationwide but as expected it is not to be.
Imagine Msia without kapchais……..it would be a much much better place…
Haha in your dream.
This man actualy typing without brain maybe..
So in KL 1 kapchai uses 1 liter fuel for 45km journey.
A 1.5 Japanese car maybe using 5 litres. So which one burns more petrol. More petrol means more carbon right?
If they’re talking about reducing the pollution, they should have remove the tax imposed on hybrid, electric and those EV to make it affordable to everyone. This way we can go eco friendly.
And by removing kapchais can reduce snatch theft? What if snatch theft upgrade their bikes to bigger bikes? Don’t just “nila setitik rosak susu sebelanga”.
Not everyone can drive cars in KL city with the massive jam at peak hours. Riding a motorcycle is a better alternative that saves fuel and time but have to bear with rain and hot weather only.
Moral of the story,
sendiri timbulkan masalah, sendiri solve masalah.
Jadi hero, rakyat lega, dapat undi.
Wayang je..nak deviate perhation org Kampong konon.
This is only call Human Talk, born like Human but behave like animal is not right, Now, no ban, in future proposed to ban again and again, why you are so hate Kapchai?
The good thing is, for once they listened to the the rakyat…the bad thing is, they should have done enough research and collected enough data before releasing irresponsible statements. Although no real harm was done, but it just proves how irrational certain people in power are. Until you can provide efficient and affordable or free transportation for the general public, it doesn’t make sense to ban kapchais as much as I don’t like them myself.
good decision by the gov.
public transport while is great, does not cover the entire kl. we need a public transport to cover the entire kl before we could implement this
many livelihoods will be affected if this ban is implemented and the gov has made the wise decision not to introduce this. no doubt in an ideal world, this ban is good, however we dont live in one and we got to tolerate and give room for other pockets of society to go on with their day to day lives
well done government, syabas ku nan!
– Faiz Roslan CEng
Wow! Soo many disliikes. I think its for the last sentence only?
To reduce pollution is not by putting burden on the lowest community of the B40. In fact, the ministers and other high ranking civil servants should take the initiative in reducing the pollution by taking public transport when moving around. No more escorts. This is the 21st century where moving from point A to B can be touch at the click of a button (Uber,Grab) A real leader inspire its people.
Politicians should just stick to (gutter) politics & leave the experts to do what they do best.
Kapcai is the way of life to earn a living for a lot of people and its the only way of life for many families. Instead of banning them the government should consider selling better bikes with higher safety specification cheaper instead. Or even better reduce the car taxes that have been the bane for all Malaysians trying to make a living and remove all tolls. Can’t do it? Then don’t bully the poor.
Testing the water only, where dare to do. Should ban the lorry and VIP car.
Gov should promote electric bikes or scooter…. make the price cheaper and people will go for it.
I wonder why Ku Nan really hate the poor.
I think he that came out with an idea to make it illegal to give money to beggars.
Then, he want all soup kitchens to move out from KL city.
Now, this.
I dont have nice words for him. But I keep to myself.