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  Penang Sentral – first phase operational by end-2018

  16 August 2018 / 4 comments

  The first phase of Penang’s integrated transportation hub, dubbed Penang Sentral, will be operational by December this year, The Sun reports. Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said the opening of the new terminal at […]

  
  

   

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  Gov’t reviewing price, running cost of ECRL: LGE

  16 August 2018 / 15 comments

  The Malaysian government’s review of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is not limited to its construction cost, but also includes the viability of maintaining the rail network, said finance minister Lim Guan Eng in […]

  
  

   

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  Third national car plan won’t add to traffic woes – MITI

  16 August 2018 / 34 comments

  Another day, another report about the third national car project championed by prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. This time, the government says that the proposed new car brand does not contravene the government’s policy […]

  
  

   

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  BMW Group Malaysia exports F60 MINI Countryman to Thailand – two Cooper S variants, priced from RM260k

  16 August 2018 / 1 comment

  BMW Group Malaysia has announced that it will begin exporting the F60 MINI Countryman to Thailand, an initiative sparked by the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) which promotes intra-ASEAN trade. Because of this, prices […]

  
  

   

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  SPIED: G32 BMW 6 Series GT in Malaysia – to be CKD?

  16 August 2018 / 11 comments

  Here’s something a little unexpected. A fleet of the new G32 BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo (in M Sport trim) was just spotted by reader Manoj Prasad in Cyberjaya yesterday. Interestingly, the five- to six-car […]

  
  

   

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  RON 97 petrol price up 4 sen this week – RM2.65

  15 August 2018 / 28 comments

  It’s Wednesday, so time for another weekly RON 97 petrol price update. For the coming week, the ministry of domestic trade and consumer affairs (KPDNHEP) has announced that RON 97 will be priced at RM2.65 […]

  
  

   

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  Borgward BX5 SUV launching in Malaysia on Sept 30

  15 August 2018 / 37 comments

  It looks like the Borgward BX5 will make its official launch debut in Malaysia on September 30, based on a countdown timer found on Borgward Malaysia’s official website. We first go up close with the […]

  
  

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Volvo XC40 SUV in Malaysia, T5 R-Design

  15 August 2018 / 29 comments

  Click to enlarge Here’s something very interesting. Readers Amirul and SK Teoh have sent in images of the yet to be launched Volvo XC40 in Malaysia. It’s not just one stray unit of the reigning […]

  
  

   

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  New national car project should not get government bail outs, protectionism, cross-subsidy: Wee Ka Siong

  15 August 2018 / 52 comments

  Yesterday, finance minister Lim Guan Eng said the third national car project will be funded by the private sector instead of using public funds. However, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) has urged Lim to provide […]

  
  

   

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  New BMW i8 launched in Malaysia – RM1.31 million

  14 August 2018 / 30 comments

  BMW Malaysia has officially launched the new BMW i8 Coupe, several months after the updated petrol-electric hybrid sports car made its global debut in November 2017 alongside its roadster sibling. The biggest changes involve the […]

  
  

   

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