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  Toyota donates RM327k to wildlife conservation efforts

  23 October 2015 / 4 comments

  UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has successfully raised RM327,000 via its 26th Toyota Classics event to further boost wildlife conservation efforts. The annual CSR (corporate social responsibility) event was led with performances by The Budapest Operetta […]

   

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  Sabah considering rapid transit system for K.Kinabalu

  23 October 2015 / 14 comments

  East Malaysia will have its first rapid transit system if this comes to fruition. The Star reports that the Sabah government will study a proposal to start a rapid transit system in state capital Kota […]

   

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  KL-Singapore high-speed rail project expected to expand Malaysia’s GDP by RM100b, gov’t says

  23 October 2015 / 14 comments

  The upcoming KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) rail project is expected to contribute RM100 billion to Malaysia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with 70% from that amount originating from the project’s construction, operations and the multiplier impact […]

   

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  Police refute WHO report on rear seat belt compliance

  23 October 2015 / 12 comments

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently released its Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015, where Malaysia was ranked among the lowest nations in South East Asia when it comes to seat belt law and […]

   

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  MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line approved

  23 October 2015 / 8 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has provided the thumbs-up for the KL MRT Line 2, also known as the Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line (SSP), railway scheme, according to a report by The Star. “With the […]

   

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  Four new LRT stations to begin operations next Saturday; services Puchong and OUG residents

  23 October 2015 / 13 comments

  Prasarana has announced that by next Saturday, four new Light Rail Transport (LRT) stations are scheduled to begin operations. The new stations – Awan Besar, Kampung Muhibbah, Alam Sutera, and Bandar Kinrara 5 (BK5) – […]

   

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  Highways experience dip in traffic due to toll hike

  22 October 2015 / 53 comments

  Following the announcement that toll rates for 18 highways will be increased on October 15, 2015, it was revealed that there has been a drop in traffic on these highways of between five to 10%, […]

   

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  Blaupunkt Malaysia to terminate operations in Penang

  22 October 2015 / 27 comments

  Blaupunkt Malaysia will be looking to end its operations in Penang after close to just three years since it first announced expansion plans, the New Straits Times reports. The English-language tabloid has stated that the […]

   

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  Proton Satria Neo – production to end this year

  22 October 2015 / 102 comments

  Bad news, Proton Satria Neo fans. Production of the three-door hatchback will cease this year, according to a response by the national carmaker to a comment on its official Proton Motorsports Facebook page. The second-generation […]

   

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  GALLERY: 2015 Mazda 2 1.5 sedan with Sports kit

  22 October 2015 / 12 comments

  Yesterday, we brought you photographs of the 2015 Mazda 2 sporting a “Sports” bodykit, which is available for both the sedan and hatch variant. At that time, only the hatch was on display but now, […]

   

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  Malaysia seat belt law enforcement amongst lowest in SEA – ranks below Cambodia, Vietnam, WHO finds

  22 October 2015 / 12 comments

  A closer look at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015 has revealed some rather disturbing information – Malaysia is amongst the lowest-ranked nations in South East Asia (SEA) when […]

   

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  New Mitsubishi Triton takes on the Borneo Safari

  22 October 2015 / 3 comments

  The Borneo Safari, one of the world’s toughest 4X4 expeditions, will be the new Mitsubishi Triton‘s baptism of fire as the truck joins this year’s Silver Jubilee 7D8N event. The new Triton will be entered […]

   

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  Taxi group to unite in suit against SPAD and gov’t

  22 October 2015 / 19 comments

  On top of the planned protest come November 18, a group of taxi drivers intend to unite under a single union before the demonstration takes place. The strike is to address other issues that taxi […]

   

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  No decision to write-off frozen AES court cases and fines yet, Cabinet will decide – Transport Minister

  22 October 2015 / 7 comments

  Following reports that the government could write-off 1.6 million pending Automated Enforcement System (AES) court cases and fines of around half a billion ringgit since September 2012, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has […]

   

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  Cement industry calls for more concrete roads in M’sia

  22 October 2015 / 39 comments

  Malaysia should have more concrete roads, as it is more cost-effective in the medium to long term compared to asphalt ones, according to the local cement and concrete industry. The call was made by outgoing […]

   

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