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  PM Anwar Ibrahim names deputy ministers: Ahmad Maslan, Steven Sim to MoF, Hasbi Habibollah to MoT

  9 December 2022 / 26 comments

  Following last week’s announcement of key ministers for Malaysia’s 10th prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s cabinet, the deputy minister roles have been announced tonight by Anwar, who is also the finance minister. The announcement […]

   

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  Tun Mahathir explores a Polestar 2 brought to him by DRB-Hicom – hopes Proton will produce its own EV

  9 December 2022 / 20 comments

  Earlier this morning, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad got up close and personal with the Polestar 2, with DRB-Hicom bringing a white unit with the registration plate ‘WHX 2020’ to the former prime minister and founder […]

   

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  Toyota Outrun 2023 on Jan 15 – 10KM run for RM50, all proceeds go to the National Cancer Society Malaysia

  9 December 2022 / 5 comments

  Runners, here’s a good deal. It just so happens that the run is by Toyota, which I’m taking as an excuse for this post. Toyota Outrun 2023 will be happening on January 15, 2023, which […]

   

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  Puspakom’s December 2022 schedule for mobile inspection truck unit, off-site tests for Sabah, Sarawak

  9 December 2022 / 0 comments

  Puspakom has released the December 2022 schedule for its mobile inspection unit for Peninsular Malaysia, and off-site testing for Sabah and Sarawak. The mobile inspection unit truck will visit Perak, Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang and […]

   

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  BYD Atto 3 EV walk-around video tour, from RM149.8k

  9 December 2022 / 2 comments

  The BYD Atto 3, launched yesterday as the first model of the Chinese EV specialist in Malaysia, is quite some car for RM150k. The exterior design is modern and neat, but it’s the SUV’s cabin […]

   

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  Court of Appeal rules tyre clamping as illegal; MPKB suspends practice, ordered to pay appellant RM5,000

  9 December 2022 / 10 comments

  File image, Kuala Lumpur parking The Court of Appeal has ruled that the tyre clamping law as enforced by the Kota Bharu Municipal Council (MPKB) is invalid as it is against the Road Transport Act […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: PQQ and AMU number plates up for bidding

  9 December 2022 / 0 comments

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

   

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  LRT beset by lack of trains, faulty lifts/escalators and lighting, says Loke – new trains coming by Q3 2023

  8 December 2022 / 31 comments

  Earlier this week, transport minister Anthony Loke carried out a spot check of the LRT Kelana Jaya Line, riding on trains from 5pm to 7pm to observe peak hour conditions on the rail service. Neither […]

   

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  BYD Atto 3 EV in Malaysia – more than 4,500 test drive appointments booked for Dec 9-11 launch weekend

  8 December 2022 / 6 comments

  The BYD Atto 3 has made its official launch debut in Malaysia, and you can read all about the fully electric crossover in our report here. Prior to the EV’s introduction, Sime Darby Motors (SDM), […]

   

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  BYD Dolphin EA1 previewed in Malaysia – B-hatch could be cheapest EV at below RM100k, Q4 2023 debut

  8 December 2022 / 17 comments

  The Atto 3 is the main event at BYD’s brand launch, happening this weekend at Bandar Malaysia in KL. The electric SUV the first product for BYD SD Motors Malaysia (BYD SDM, under the Sime […]

   

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  BYD Seal previewed in Malaysia – sleek single/dual-motor EV with up to 700 km range, Q4 2023 launch

  8 December 2022 / 35 comments

  The BYD Atto 3 is the star of the show at BYD’s brand launch, happening this weekend at Bandar Malaysia in KL. The electric SUV the first product for BYD SD Motors Malaysia (BYD SDM, […]

   

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  Malaysia EV adoption targets – 15% total sales volume by 2030, 38% by 2040, 10,000 public chargers by 2025

  8 December 2022 / 13 comments

  Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz was present at the launch of the BYD Atto 3 today, and the newly minted minister of international trade and industry (MITI) shared his ministry’s targets in regards […]

   

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  BYD Atto 3 EV officially launched in Malaysia – 49.92 or 60.48 kWh, up to 480 km range, from RM149,800

  8 December 2022 / 57 comments

  The BYD brand is now officially launched in Malaysia, and the Chinese EV specialist is having a full weekend of activities and test drives at Bandar Malaysia in KL. The first model for BYD here […]

   

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  BYD to invest RM500m in Malaysia, first showroom in KL this month; 20 showrooms nationwide by end-2023

  8 December 2022 / 3 comments

  Alongside the launch of the BYD brand and the Atto 3 electric SUV in Malaysia today by Sime Darby Motors, the Chinese brand will be investing RM500 million towards the development of a showroom network […]

   

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  Driving against traffic – Riders and drivers get up to 5 years jail, minimum RM5,000 fine if convicted: Police

  8 December 2022 / 19 comments

  The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has stated on its Facebook page that driving against traffic is an offence, and any driver or rider found to have committed the act can have action taken against them […]

   

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