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  New Proton CEO – Malaysian or Foreigner?

  26 July 2005 / 10 comments

  Two candidates have been identified as front-runners for the new top post at Proton replacing Tengku Mahaleel Ariff. They are Hicomobil Sdn Bhd’s chief executive officer Norzahid Mohd Zahudi and DRB-HICOM’s group director for services […]

  
  

   

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  Mahaleel Did Not Agree To New Contract

  26 July 2005 / 7 comments

  More updates on the Proton CEO issue. Tengku Mahaleel’s contract was not renewed because he did not agree to the new two-year contract the board presented them with.

  
  

   

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  2006 Honda Civic Euro

  26 July 2005 / 37 comments

  Here it is, the 2006 Honda Civic. It kind of reminds me of the Scion TC which is Toyota’s marque targetted at young buyers. The base model will come with a new 1.8 SOHC i-VTEC […]

  
  

   

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  Mahaleel Out Of A Job

  25 July 2005 / 30 comments

  Proton Holdings Bhd’s board has decided not to renew Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Tengku Ariff’s chief executive officer contract which expired September 30. Mahaleel had been in Proton since 1996 when he joined as vice […]

  
  

   

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  The AP Saga Chronology

  25 July 2005 / 18 comments

  For those who have been in the dark on Rafidah and the AP Saga, here is a nicely compiled chronology of events by The Malay Mail.

  
  

   

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  No More Tears!

  25 July 2005 / 17 comments

  This post will not have much text in it. A comic by Reggie Lee. :-P Via Brand New Malaysian

  
  

   

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  Ford/Mazda Allow Deferred Payments in the USA

  24 July 2005 / 6 comments

  Ford Credit and Mazda American Credit have announced that they will allow deferment of vehicle loan repayment for up to 2 payment cycles to the victims of Hurricane Dennis. “We are committed to our customers. […]

  
  

   

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  BMW brings xDrive to the 5-series

  24 July 2005 / 4 comments

  BMW brings xDrive all-wheel drive to the 5-series. Previously this technology was available in BMW’s X3 and X5 SUVs. BMW brings xDrive to the 5-series, targetted at countries with winter climates. All Wheel Drive has […]

  
  

   

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  How Franchise AP Holders Make Their Money

  24 July 2005 / 29 comments

  It’s not just Open AP holders which can make money by hawking APs. This is how Franchise AP holders make their money without much effort. To me it is the equivalent of AP hawking with […]

  
  

   

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  AP Cheaters Identified

  23 July 2005 / 13 comments

  The Customs and Excise department is imposing a Profit and General Expenses charge on the 34 models of 6 makes of vehicles which the government believes have been underdeclared in the past.

  
  

   

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