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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 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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  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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  BYD Sealion 7 – experience and test drive the brand’s flagship EV SUV at The Exchange 106 this weekend

  16 November 2024 / 12 comments

  The BYD Sealion 7 made its Malaysian launch debut earlier this week and is currently available for public viewing and test drives at The Exchange 106 in Kuala Lumpur this weekend from November 15-17, 2024. […]

   

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  BYD M6 EV – nearly 1,000 orders received for the MPV in the first month of it going on sale in Malaysia

  15 November 2024 / 19 comments

  It won’t be long before the BYD M6 makes its way into the country’s list of top selling electric vehicles and appearing in the upper end of the chart. Launched on October 15, response for […]

   

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  Peugeot year-end deals: up to RM40k off, 2 yrs free insurance, 7-yr warranty, last chance for free service

  15 November 2024 / 3 comments

  Peugeot Malaysia is offering some substantial promotions as part of its Year-End Extravaganza, with tens of thousands of ringgit in rebates on its SUV models until December 31. This includes a RM13,500 discount on the […]

   

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  No double standards in parking enforcement, SOP prohibits clamping of vehicles with occupants – DBKL

  15 November 2024 / 19 comments

  Following the circulation of a social media post where a motorist questioned the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) for its consistency of enforcing vehicle clamping for parking offences, DBKL has issued a response on its […]

   

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