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  “We do not condone such ambush operations” – GrabCar on taxi drivers’ trap during protest in KJ

  1 October 2015 / 41 comments

  App-based car hailing service, GrabCar, has issued a statement on the recent ambush involving one of its operatives and a group of taxi drivers during the recent protest held at the Land Public Transport Commission‘s […]

   

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  Free LRT rides for KL Marathon goers this weekend

  1 October 2015 / 6 comments

  Following the announcement that up to 34 roads will be closed in stages to accommodate this weekend’s Standard Chartered KL Marathon, Rapid KL has announced that it will be offering free LRT rides to those […]

   

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  BMW Malaysia teases X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid

  1 October 2015 / 5 comments

  BMW Malaysia has released a sole teaser image on its Facebook page. Said image could very well hint at the arrival of the BMW X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid SUV on Malaysian shores in the near […]

   

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  Proton Tech Seminar at Alami Proton this weekend

  1 October 2015 / 76 comments

  Visitors to the Alami Proton open day carnival at the national carmaker’s Centre of Excellence in Shah Alam this coming weekend will be able to catch a Proton Technical Seminar, which will run over the […]

   

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  Free bus service to schools in MBPJ area from today

  1 October 2015 / 12 comments

  As reported earlier on, school students residing within the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) area will be able to use the free “PJCT School Bus” shuttle service to 11 different schools starting from today, October […]

   

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  New Audi Q7 teased, Malaysian launch in Nov 2015

  1 October 2015 / 12 comments

  In yet another one of its cheeky teasers, Audi Malaysia has just put up a sneak peek of its next-arriving model, the new Audi Q7. Not much has been unveiled at the moment, but the […]

   

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  SPAD rejects requests for taxi fare hikes – report

  1 October 2015 / 19 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has rejected requests made by a group of taxi drivers to approve a fare hike in light of increased operation costs, theSun reports. According to the English-language daily, SPAD […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Lexus IS 200t ahead of Malaysian launch

  1 October 2015 / 19 comments

  Here we have an early peek at the Malaysian-spec Lexus IS 200t, as spotted on a trailer by our new recruit Chris Aaron. Officially yet-to-launched, full details and prices of the turbocharged IS is already […]

   

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  October 2015 fuel prices: RON 95, 97, diesel all up

  30 September 2015 / 62 comments

  After two consecutive months of good news, fuel prices in Malaysia will go up again in October 2015. Starting from tomorrow (Thursday), RON 95, RON 97 and diesel will all be 10 sen more expensive […]

   

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  Ford Focus pre-facelift – safety recall in Australia over front drive shaft issue, 1,243 cars involved in Malaysia

  30 September 2015 / 12 comments

  Over in Australia, Ford is calling back a number of its third-gen Focus over an issue with the car’s front drive halfshaft. The campaign involves 4,277 units of the pre-facelift C346 built between May 21, […]

   

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  PLUS ‘GEMPAK MUFORS’ campaign raises awareness on safety amongst young Malaysian motorcyclists

  30 September 2015 / 4 comments

  Road accidents and fatalities are never pleasant, that much we know. Unfortunately, as grim as car-related accidents are, motorcyclists around the nation still remain part of the unlucky majority when it comes to adding up […]

   

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  Taxi drivers protest at SPAD HQ, trap GrabCar driver

  30 September 2015 / 36 comments

  Yes, the same old people protesting against the same old people. The only things that have changed in this latest taxi driver protest against app-based car hailing services GrabCar and Uber are the names of […]

   

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  RFID-in-road-tax tech to also be utilised for ETC – gateless gantry system on trial at TPM Bukit Jalil

  30 September 2015 / 15 comments

  It seems that there’s more to the Road Transport Department’s (JPJ) plan of introducing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tracking on all vehicles. The programme, set to be deployed by 2018, will see the tech embedded […]

   

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  Road closure on MEX highway from KM10 to KM23

  30 September 2015 / 1 comment

  There will be a temporary two-way road closure at a stretch along the Maju Expressway (MEX). The four-hour road closure will be in effect from KM10 (Bukit Jalil Interchange) to KM23 (Putrajaya interchange). It will […]

   

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  KL MRT Line 2 – pending final approval from SPAD, construction to start in the first quarter of 2016

  30 September 2015 / 0 comments

  Construction of the 52.2 km-long KL MRT 2 line was initially slated to commence in June 2016 next year. Now, the MRT Corp will be looking to start earlier, as soon as the final alignment […]

   

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