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The Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) underground tunnel is set to open to the public on November 29, and the five km-long vehicular roadway – as part of the Jalan Tun Razak traffic dispersal project – […]

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The government says it has no plans to ban the use of window tint on vehicles despite recent incidents of child deaths due to being left in vehicles. While acknowledging the possible role of darkened […]

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In conjunction with the Malaysian debuts of the Ferrari Purosangue and Roma Spider earlier today, Ital Auto Malaysia, the new importer and distributor for Ferrari cars in Malaysia, announced the official opening of its first […]

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Ital Auto Malaysia has introduced the Ferrari Roma Spider, with the convertible version of the Roma making its local debut alongside the Purosangue in a double bill launch. Revealed in March this year, the Roma […]

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Following a series of previews over the past few months and the opening of the order books for it back in September, Proton – via its subsidiary Pro-Net – has finally launched the smart brand […]

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As part of his official four-day visit to Malaysia, Han Zheng, the vice-president of China, paid a visit to the Proton plant in Tanjong Malim yesterday. During the hour-long visit, he was taken on a […]

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In April, Changan Automobile announced that it was set to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia by investing 9.8 billion baht (RM1.29 billion) to build a factory and develop electric vehicles in Thailand, with battery […]

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Rapid KL has announced that the operational hours for its dedicated bus lane on Jalan Ampang is being expanded, with the special lane now set to run during evening peak hours starting from November 15. […]

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Continuing on the toll fare exemptions given during festive periods, the government has announced the free tolls will be given to highway users for two days, from Saturday to Sunday, in conjunction with Deepavali, which […]

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The road transport department (JPJ) says it has begun trialling the electronic driving test system (e-testing) in a pilot phase project at five driving institutes. The department said that the development of the system, which […]

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