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  MAA raises 2024 Malaysia TIV forecast to 800k units

  18 November 2024 / 1 comment

  The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has raised its 2024 total industry volume (TIV) forecast for new vehicle sales in Malaysia to 800,000 units this year, Bernama reports. This is an increase of 35,000 units from […]

   

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  Remainder of MADANI number plates available from Nov 18 – from RM110 at JPJ Putrajaya, state HQs

  18 November 2024 / 7 comments

  Click to enlarge We focus on all the VIP number plates on the road and read about the huge sums that people pay for them, plus the considerable total revenue JPJ collects, but let’s not […]

   

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  VIP escort car hits civilian car on rainy highway

  18 November 2024 / 24 comments

  A police vehicle believed to be escorting a VIP hit the rear of a civilian Proton Saga at KM 259 of the PLUS highway on Saturday, November 16, in the rain. Bernama reports that the […]

   

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  MyKad-based RON95 petrol subsidy plan poses data security concerns – identity theft, information misuse

  18 November 2024 / 9 comments

  As the Malaysian government considers the use of the e-wallets and the MyKad national identity card as a mechanism for implementing targeted subsidies for RON 95 petrol, data security remains a serious concern, reported The […]

   

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  Bank Negara estimates Malaysia’s inflation to be between 2-3.5% in 2025 with RON95 targeted subsidy

  18 November 2024 / 6 comments

  Malaysia’s inflation is projected to average between 2% and 3.5% in 2025, according to Bank Negara Malaysia. The central bank’s governor, Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, said the estimates factor in domestic policy measures outlined […]

   

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  532,125 road accidents recorded in Malaysia from Jan-Oct, 2024; 5,364 fatal crashes, 68% involving bikers

  18 November 2024 / 4 comments

  Road safety in Malaysia doesn’t have a good record, and the statistics continue to show that. In 2024, a total of 532,125 road accidents were reported from January to October, with 5,364 of them fatal […]

   

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  NKVE-Elite Shah Alam exit temporary closure tonight

  18 November 2024 / 0 comments

  Click to enlarge PLUS has announced a temporary closure of a flyover on the NKVE’s Persimpangan Bertingkat Shah Alam. It will be in stages, and will be in place from 10pm tonight (November 18) to […]

   

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  2024 MotoGP: The Martinator crowned king of MotoGP

  18 November 2024 / 1 comment

  Marc Marquez (#93) leads Jorge “The Martinator” Martin (#89) In an emphatic victory, Jorge Martín Almoguera, better known as “The Martinator”, won the 2024 MotoGP World Championship crown in Barcelona, Spain. Martin took third place […]

   

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  2024 Suzuki Jimny Arctic launched in Malaysia – from RM168k; exterior and interior upgrades; new colours

  18 November 2024 / 9 comments

  Naza Eastern Motors has launched a new variant of the Suzuki Jimny 3-Door called the Arctic, which is priced at RM167,900 on-the-road without insurance. Revealed during the third edition of the Jimny Lifestyle Drive, the […]

   

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  LLM mulling adoption of ARIDS AI road accident detection system to improve rescue response time

  18 November 2024 / 8 comments

  The Malaysian highway authority (LLM) is reportedly considering adopting the Automatic Road Incident Detection System (ARIDS), an artificial intelligence-based system to detect road accidents in real time, on a wider scale, The Star reports. According […]

   

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  Lorry rams into 11 cars, 1 motorcycle in MRR2 pile up

  18 November 2024 / 5 comments

  Click to enlarge Here’s another accident involving a lorry and multiple vehicles. Yesterday afternoon, a five-tonne lorry rammed into 11 cars and a motorcycle at the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2). Three people escaped with […]

   

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  Isuzu to debut 2.2L MaxForce engine in D-Max, MU-X

  18 November 2024 / 2 comments

  Isuzu has teased a new turbodiesel engine dubbed the MaxForce, a 2.2 litre unit that has been tipped to enter service with the D-Max pick-up truck and the MU-X three-row SUV. The new 2.2 litre […]

   

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  2025 Mercedes-Benz CLA – brand’s first EV with 800V system; up to 85 kWh; available as 48V hybrid too

  18 November 2024 / 5 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has provided early details of the powertrains that will be offered for the third-generation CLA, which is set to be the first model to be built on the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA). The skateboard […]

   

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  Oil, gas in Peninsular Malaysia depleting fast – Rafizi

  18 November 2024 / 12 comments

  Peninsular Malaysia’s oil and gas reserves have halved from 700,000 barrels daily five to 10 years ago, to 350,000 now, economy minister Rafizi Ramli has said, according to a Sinar Harian report. “(translated) Within 10 […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: QCT and BSC number plates up for bidding

  18 November 2024 / 0 comments

  JPJ has announced that QCT and BSC are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Sarawak’s latest running number series is ‘QCT’, and it opened […]

   

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