81:(standing on the seat with one leg during a wheelie). There have been cases where they openly break the law and rebel against authorities, running through roadblocks, riding against the traffic, or hitting police officers with their motorbikes. Mat Rempits often race or perform stunts without proper safety gear while using improperly-equipped or illegally modified bikes. This often leads to accidents, causing major injuries or death, both to themselves and innocent bystandanders.
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said that the Mat Rempit had become violent and brazen instead of just being a public nuisance. He said "we have to come down hard on the Mat Rempit who have started to become involved in robberies, snatch thefts and are even attacking innocent road users and we also need to use harsh tactics to
233:, where its state government looked into the possibility of building such an infrastructure, to "overcome the menace", saying another option was to create more job opportunities for them as most of them were jobless. The former state's Chief Minister
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catch the Mat Rempit that try to runaway from the roadblocks". He also added that "parents must be more responsible and should not allow their underage children to drive cars or ride motorcycles".
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They (the Mat Rempit) always make their mothers and wives worry. With the track they will have a proper place to express their feelings and show their bravery and heroics...
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challenge them to do something outrageous like assaulting police officers and challenging road rules, just to prove that they're not cowards."
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509:Motorcycle gang robs vendor of RM70
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48:and illegal activities such as
36:An illustration of a Mat Rempit
820:"Filem - KL Menjerit 1 (2005)"
795:"KL Menjerit - Filem Malaysia"
770:"Litar Kasih - Filem Malaysia"
520:Tan, David (19 January 2007).
343:Songs on Mat Rempit subculture
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360:Yazer featuring Doul – Rempit
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862:Mat Rempit beat up executive
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480:"Rujukan Kamus Terbitan DBP"
418:Preman (Indonesian gangster)
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587:10 February 2007 at the
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1209:Colin "Caesar" Campbell
857:Mat Rempit ‘untameable’
460:"Young, fast, and safe"
296:(2002) and its prequel
197:Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim
103:Organization and traits
930:Outlaw motorcycle club
708:(in Malay), 4 May 2009
581:Membendung lumba haram
468:, Malaysia, 6 May 2014
396:Motorcycle hooliganism
247:Royal Malaysian Police
241:Enforcement operations
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337:We're Not So Furious
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1119:Gangland Undercover
1060:Film and television
1012:Japanese subculture
436:List of subcultures
1259:Hunter S. Thompson
1168:Back Street Heroes
318:V3 Samseng Jalanan
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187:Political reaction
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380:Tokyo Drift
316:(2010) and
294:KL Menjerit
290:Litar Kasih
215:Tanah Merah
164:Musa Hassan
145:motorcycles
112:, robbery,
110:gangsterism
92:Kamus Dewan
46:hooliganism
1297:Categories
1269:Chuck Zito
1219:Jay Dobyns
1182:Iron Horse
1175:Easyriders
1067:Biker Boyz
979:Scooterboy
974:Mat Rempit
569:Mat Rempit
494:28 January
447:References
378:'s called
335:'s called
141:road taxes
42:Mat Rempit
18:Mat rempit
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1112:Wild Hogs
1024:Hashiriya
957:hooligans
910:Biker bar
357:– Kawanku
286:Ali Setan
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122:vandalism
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953:stunters
672:The Star
606:The Star
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288:(1985),
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