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  MCO reinstated in KL, Selangor, Penang, Johor, Sabah, Melaka and Putrajaya from Jan 13-26 – full travel ban

  11 January 2021 / 25 comments

  The government has announced the reimplementation of a movement control order (MCO) for the states of Selangor, Johor, Penang, Melaka, Sabah and the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, and this will be […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: MG HS SUV spotted in Juru, Malaysia

  11 January 2021 / 11 comments

  The MG HS appears set to join the C-segment SUV fray in Malaysia, with one example sighted in Juru Autocity in Perai, Penang by paultan.org reader, Faiz SMJ. In markets where the MG HS is […]

   

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  2021 Lexus RX Luxury Special Edition, ES Limited Edition launched in Malaysia – priced from RM328k

  11 January 2021 / 3 comments

  UPDATE: The new Lexus RX 2023 has been launched. Lexus Malaysia has just introduced the ES 250 Limited Edition and RX 300 Luxury Special Edition, each featuring exclusive aesthetic upgrades. The new ES 250 LE […]

   

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  Petronas deploys ROVR pick-up trucks to flood-hit Temerloh – two locations in town, till January 15

  11 January 2021 / 0 comments

  Last week, Petronas deployed its ROVR mobile refuelling truck to the flood-hit Kuala Lipis district in Pahang, providing much-needed fuel to emergency rescue teams as well as local residents. The regular ROVR lorry has a […]

   

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  2021 Proton Suprima S, Gen2 rendered as a hatchback

  11 January 2021 / 54 comments

  Many people were fans of the original Proton Suprima S. The car was easy on the eyes, had the right proportions, and drove reasonably well, too. Wouldn’t it be nice, then, for a successor come […]

   

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  East Coast Highway (LPT1) now fully open to traffic in KL, Kuantan directions – flood receded over weekend

  11 January 2021 / 2 comments

  Good news to those monitoring the East Coast Highway (LPT1) situation. The flood waters on various stretches of the highway have receded over the weekend, and the LPT1 is now finally open again to traffic […]

   

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  2021 January week two fuel price – only diesel goes up

  8 January 2021 / 9 comments

  Time again for the usual weekly fuel price update. No change for petrol users, who will continue to pay what they did in the past week, but diesel users will have to fork out a […]

   

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  East Coast Highway (LPT1) floods not receding – Chenor-Temerloh stretch now closed both ways

  8 January 2021 / 4 comments

  Flood waters on the East Coast Highway (LPT1) is not receding, and the main connection between the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia is still not passable to traffic at various points. According to […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: DS3 Crossback gets spotted in Malaysia

  8 January 2021 / 14 comments

  It was back in January last year that DS Automobiles Malaysia hinted at the possible debut of the DS3 Crossback, which will join the DS7 Crossback and DS5 in the local line-up. There’s not been […]

   

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  JPJ offering free road tax, driving license, grant replacement for flood victims – sets up mobile units

  8 January 2021 / 3 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) has announced measures to assist those who are affected by the current floods that have hit a couple of states badly. Replacement of the documents that are under the purview […]

   

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  Nationwide implementation of B20 biodiesel delayed by six months, full rollout now expected in early 2022

  8 January 2021 / 6 comments

  The government is delaying its B20 biodiesel mandate by six months, with the fuel now expected to roll out nationwide in early 2022. The programme was launched in February last year, with Langkawi and Labuan […]

   

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  Petronas deploys ROVR mobile refuelling truck to flood-hit Pahang, 3,000 litres for Kuala Lipis district

  8 January 2021 / 1 comment

  The heavy rains that parts of Peninsular Malaysia have been facing has caused many towns and areas to be flooded, with major roads blocked and transport links halted. Petrol stations have closed due to flood, […]

   

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  Selected MRT stations to close for three weekends this month for Putrajaya Line migration works, free shuttle

  7 January 2021 / 2 comments

  MRT riders, note that three stations will be closed for three out of four weekends this month, starting this weekend, January 9-10. The other weekends are January 23-24 and 30-31. Like the previous round, the […]

   

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  Kia Seltos SUV launched in Malaysia – EX and GT Line, 123 PS/151 Nm 1.6L NA engine, RM116k to RM134k

  7 January 2021 / 15 comments

  The Kia Seltos has been a long time coming to Malaysia. First teased on the last day of 2019, it has cropped up several times over the past year, culminating in an official media preview […]

   

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  SPIED: 2021 Peugeot 508 seen in Balik Pulau, Penang

  7 January 2021 / 15 comments

  Peugeot has a new brand custodian in Malaysia with Berjaya Auto Alliance, and the latest model about to join the product line-up in the country appears to be this, the second-generation 508 sedan that has […]

   

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