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  Prasarana offers assets to assist vaccination drive – LRT stations, buses, ad space, staff as volunteers

  18 June 2021 / 1 comment

  Now here’s a move that makes sense and does good. Prasarana has offered its assets to be used to help speed up the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK). With public transport usage down because of […]

   

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  UMW Toyota sold 7,595 vehicles in May – 34,026 units sold in first five months, on track for 62k sales target

  17 June 2021 / 17 comments

  UMW Holdings has announced UMW Toyota Motor’s (UMWT) sales performance numbers for the month of May, with the company reporting that it sold 7,595 units last month. This is a drop of 1,685 units or […]

   

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  Volkswagen Arteon R-Line 2.0 TSI 4Motion facelift open for booking – 280 PS, 350 Nm, RM245k-255k est

  17 June 2021 / 17 comments

  A few days after releasing a teaser of the facelifted Volkswagen Arteon, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has announced that bookings have been opened for the refreshed five-door coupé. As previously reported, the car will […]

   

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  PDRM offering up to 50% discount for saman – starts tomorrow for 1 month, for individuals and companies

  17 June 2021 / 11 comments

  Click to enlarge The PDRM’s traffic investigation and enforcement department (JSPT) is having a bayar saman campaign offering up to 50% discount. One can pay via PDRM’s MyBayar Saman online portal and smartphone app. The […]

   

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  June 2021 week four fuel price – RON 97 up two sen

  16 June 2021 / 8 comments

  Time once more for the weekly fuel price update, with the ministry of finance having announced the latest set of fuel price updates for the week of June 17 to 23. The recent upward trend […]

   

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  Socar assists Royal Malaysian Police in fighting crime

  16 June 2021 / 4 comments

  App-based ride sharing platform Socar is assisting the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) in fighting crime and ensuring a safer society, the company said in a statement. The platform works with the police in sharing information […]

   

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  Proton reminds Perdana owners to replace potentially faulty Takata airbags – 568 units yet to be serviced

  16 June 2021 / 7 comments

  Proton is once again urging owners of the Perdana sedan to bring their vehicles to authorised service centres to replace potentially faulty Takata airbags, if they haven’t done so already. To date, 568 units of […]

   

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  Proton Thailand, Indonesia return in “very near future”

  16 June 2021 / 2 comments

  Aside from reporting its best export numbers in 98 months, Proton has also confirmed that it will soon make a return to Thailand and Indonesia. No details have been revealed just yet, but the company […]

   

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  MRT Sentul Barat station construction diversion on Jalan Ipoh is no more, stretch near Viva straight again

  16 June 2021 / 3 comments

  If you haven’t used Jalan Ipoh – now called Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah – for a few years, there’s a big chance that you won’t recognise the thoroughfare, especially at the stretch near Viva Residency […]

   

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  Foxconn buys stake in Malaysian tech firm DNeX – potential areas of collaboration to include EVs

  15 June 2021 / 9 comments

  Following the announcement of its collaboration with energy group PTT to build electric vehicles (EVs) in Thailand at the end of last month, Apple supplier Foxconn has entered into another working relationship, this time in […]

   

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  2021 Hyundai Kona N Line teased once more by HSDM

  15 June 2021 / 5 comments

  Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors (HSDM) has once again teased the Kona N Line on its Facebook page, indicating that a local launch is not too far away. The company first teased the sporty B-segment crossover last […]

   

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  PLUS Alor Setar Selatan toll plaza to reopen June 16

  15 June 2021 / 0 comments

  PLUS has announced that the Alor Setar Selatan toll plaza will be reopened on June 16, from midnight today. This is after the North South Highway operator received the green light from the police to […]

   

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  Now, Penang wants to build a racing circuit – Batu Kawan land allocated, private sector welcome to bid

  15 June 2021 / 11 comments

  Earlier this year, we heard about plans to build an international-grade motorsports circuit in Langkawi, part of a RM1.3 billion motorsports facility that will also feature luxury residences, luxury retail outlets, five-star hotels, 4S car […]

   

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  Used car sales unaffected by pandemic: Wee Ka Siong

  15 June 2021 / 11 comments

  Malaysian used car sales have been unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic, said transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong. This is because industry players have an online presence, enabling them to keep serving the public […]

   

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  Government to spend additional RM4.22 billion in fuel subsidies this year due to increase in global oil prices

  14 June 2021 / 12 comments

  The government says an additional RM4.22 billion is expected to be spent this year on fuel subsidies as a result of the increase in global oil prices, The Malay Mail reports. The amount will be […]

   

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