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  Use of speed limiters on buses to be enforced – Liow

  15 July 2016 / 31 comments

  All express and intercity buses will have to be equipped with a speed limiter with immediate effect. Announcing the mandatory move, transport minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ruling was already in place […]

   

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  Ops Selamat successful in reducing road deaths, police issued 246,104 summonses over Raya period

  15 July 2016 / 14 comments

  The police are happy with the results of Ops Selamat, which has succeeded in reducing the number of road fatalities for the first time in five years this Raya period, The Star reports. 299 deaths […]

   

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  New Kuala Lumpur ‘V’ plate tender opens tomorrow

  14 July 2016 / 38 comments

  It’s been nearly a couple of months since Putrajaya’s hot ‘F’ number plates were opened for tender by the Road Transport Department (JPJ), and now the authorities have finally done the same for the V […]

   

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  Perodua Bezza sedan – order books open on July 16

  14 July 2016 / 123 comments

  Perodua has announced that its new Bezza sedan will be open for booking at all 181 showrooms across the country from this Saturday, July 16. As detailed in both our first drive and initial specification […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia will cover Takata airbag recalls for grey imports – free parts and labour for replacements

  14 July 2016 / 30 comments

  Apart from releasing a status update on the stock availability of Takata airbag inflator replacements, Honda Malaysia has also announced that it is extending the airbag recall to grey import or “reconditioned” Honda models as […]

   

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  Honda Malaysia issues update on Takata airbag recall

  14 July 2016 / 16 comments

  Honda Malaysia has issued an update on the stock availability and service capacity relating to its ongoing Takata front airbag inflator recall programme. The company assures its customers that it is doing everything in its […]

   

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  Perodua Bezza – initial specifications of the new sedan

  14 July 2016 / 135 comments

  You’ve read our first drive report on the new Perodua Bezza – the automaker’s first-ever sedan will be launched very soon, but ahead of that, here are the relevant details about the D63D. The Bezza […]

   

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  Install more safety features like emergency parking bays near Menora Tunnel – Perak chief minister

  14 July 2016 / 13 comments

  Perak chief minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir has urged the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) and Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan (PLUS) to install additional safety features at the descending Menora Tunnel and Gua Tempurong stretches, […]

   

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  Proton Exora features at The Ghostbusters Adventure – Live attraction in Sunway Lagoon Scream Park

  14 July 2016 / 18 comments

  When there’s something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call? A Proton Exora, it seems. No, it won’t be doing taxi duties, rather, the Malaysian MPV will be featured at the Sunway Lagoon Scream […]

   

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  Bus company suspended one month following crash

  14 July 2016 / 13 comments

  Following Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai’s statement that punishment will be meted out to the company that owns the bus that rammed into 10 cars on the North South Expressway outside Ipoh, Qistna […]

   

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  Road closure in TTDI, Cheras to facilitate MRT works

  14 July 2016 / 2 comments

  Project delivery partner for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project, MMC-Gamuda, has announced that there will be a continuation of a bound closure in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) from tomorrow (July 15) […]

   

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  VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer MPV walk-around

  13 July 2016 / 21 comments

  Here’s a walk-around video of the Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer, Nusa Otomobil’s alternative to the likes of the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire. At RM286,734, it’s a fair bit more affordable than Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s own V220d (RM435k) […]

   

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  MIROS mulls increasing public transport inspections; EAIC wants more frequent driver background checks

  13 July 2016 / 22 comments

  The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) is looking into whether or not Puspakom needs to increase the frequency of mandatory periodic inspections of public transport vehicles. Currently, the mandatory periodic inspections are carried […]

   

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  Aston Martin opens temporary dealer on Jln Ampang

  13 July 2016 / 6 comments

  Several months after newly-appointed distributor Wearnes said it would, the company has finally opened the doors to its temporary Aston Martin showroom in Kuala Lumpur. The 204 Jalan Ampang facility, a former Volkswagen dealership, was […]

   

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  Place SPAD back under transport ministry, group says

  13 July 2016 / 11 comments

  The proposal to abolish the public service vehicle (PSV) licence for taxi service and e-hailing providers isn’t just drawing flak from the taxi industry and driving institutes. The Malaysian Public Transport Users Association (4PAM) says […]

   

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