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Great Wall Motor Malaysia has announced that the order books have opened for the Tank 300, with the off-raod SUV expected to make its way into the local market very soon. Slated to be introduced […]

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Happy Wesak Day! It’s time again for the usual weekly fuel price update, with the finance ministry having announced the retail prices of fuel for the coming week of May 23 to 29, 2024. As it has been for a long while now (since September 2023), there’s no change in […]

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Prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.says that the government will proceed with the implementation of targeted diesel subsidies, with the Cabinet having agreed to the move, The Star reports. He said that prices would be floated in the peninsula first, with that for Sabah and Sarawak to be set aside […]

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Malaysia has dropped plans to host the final race in the Formula E world championship after local partner Sports Tech Holdings and Formula E failed to agree on the financial aspects to hold the race. […]

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The government says that the planned rationalisation of diesel subsidies is currently on hold, but will be announced when the time is right. According to economy minister Rafizi Ramli, the reason why the government is […]

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Another six highways have agreed to implement the open payment system (OPS) for toll collection starting from September this year, Bernama reports. These will join the 12 highway concessionaires that have already implemented the OPS, works minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said. The six highways are: North-South Expressway (PLUS) […]

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Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) has made its debut in Malaysia, introducing two SUVs to mark its entry into the local market. The first is the X55 II, a C-segment SUV that will go up against […]

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In conjunction with the road transport department’s (JPJ) 78th anniversary, the government agency has announced a special FFF vehicle registration number plate series, now available for bidding via the JPJ eBid online platform. The FFF series is open for tender starting from today, May 11, with the bidding period lasting […]

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Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) has announced that it is adding two electric train service (ETS) runs for the Padang Besar-KL Sentral and KL Sentral-Padang Besar routes in conjunction with this year’s first term school holidays, […]

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