KUALA LUMPUR: The suggestion to ban “kap chai” motorcycles from entering the city centre in order to reduce carbon emissions needs to be backed by scientific research, said the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry. “The small ones don’t emit that much. Why are we stopping the small ones? We should be stopping the big ones,” he told reporters during a press conference in Menara Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi said most “kap chai” bikers were low-income earners and that a ban can only be looked at if there are convenient options for transport.

Source: The Star January 17, 2017 06:26 UTC