Malaysia to Crack Down Harder on 'Mat Rempit' Street Racers, Sharply Raising Penalties

Would like to sort out whether this is part of the same amendment as that other article about the new Article 42A.

First time hearing 'Mat Rempit' — so it's local slang for something like a street-racing gang.

The article doesn't give specific numbers for the increase, so I'd like to see the details of the amendment.

Malaysia's street-racer problem has been reported on for decades — a deep-rooted issue, so hoping this time it actually works.

If they just raise the penalties without the enforcement to back it up, it'll probably end up the same story all over again.

The Mat Rempit issue has been a long-standing social problem, so finally moving to raise penalties is a step forward.