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The Petaling Jaya city council (MBPJ) says that its two-hour parking system has been expanded to public parking bays in Section 14, and has also formally announced the introduction of the two-hour parking limit in […]

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As announced during Budget 2024, the government is set to increase the service tax from the 6% rate at present to 8% as of March 1. There are a few categories that are excluded from […]

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Talk of a potential return of Formula One to Malaysia has resurfaced, with Reuters reporting that Petronas is said to be looking at bringing the race back here in 2026. Three sources familiar with the […]

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It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time once more for the usual weekly fuel price update, with the ministry of finance having announced the retail prices of fuels for the coming week of February 1 to […]

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Toyota may have reported a record-breaking year in 2023, where it sold 11.2 million vehicles globally to cement its position as the world’s top car manufacturer, but trouble continues to brew behind the scenes for […]

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Having sold a record 11.2 million vehicles in 2023, Toyota retained its position as the world’s top-selling automaker for the fourth successive year, finishing well above second-placed Volkswagen Group, which saw sales increasing by 12% […]

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Three traffic policemen have been arrested in connection with the recent case in which a policeman allegedly asked for a RM100 bribe from a British couple to settle a traffic summons issued for speeding. In […]

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Four Japanese carmakers and two motorcycle manufacturers have notified the country’s transport ministry that they have issued a recall for 481,824 vehicles over a faulty fuel pump manufactured by supplier Denso. The latest set of […]

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Former Malaysian Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) CEO Datuk Madani Sahari has been charged in court again, this time for cheating, Bernama reports. The 57-year-old is accused of deceiving MARii’s board of directors over a training contract more than four years ago, duping the board into believing that the […]

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The police are trying to locate the British couple whose camper-van was recently stopped for speeding by a traffic policeman, who apparently issued and then offered to settle the traffic summons for the offence. The […]

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