Author: Danny Tan

Who else got a deja vu with KKM’s 4pm press conference on Covid-19? Newly appointed health minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad called for a PC today to discuss about the recent surge in Covid-19 […]

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Last weekend, the Penang Bridge was temporarily closed to make way for the Penang Bridge International Marathon. Now is the turn of the Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, a.k.a. Second Penang Bridge. The E28 […]

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Click to enlarge Big news from Thailand, where Honda has announced the start of production of the Honda e:N1 EV. The ‘electric HR-V’ gets a dedicated factory line at Honda’s plant in Rojana Industrial Park, […]

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Honda will focus on hybrids for now before an eventual switch to full electric vehicles in the future. Conventional hybrids – such as the e:HEV variants of the the City, Civic, HR-V and CR-V sold here – require no charging in exchange for improved fuel economy, and this is described […]

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Click to enlarge Take note, Kesas Highway users. There will be a temporary diversion of the motorcycle lane into the mainline’s emergency lane at two points between the Bandar Puteri and Jalan Kebun interchanges. This is to facilitate the construction of the LSA (Lebuhraya Shah Alam, the proper name for […]

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There will soon be a new highway in Perak, and it’s called the West Ipoh Span Expressway (WISE). Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said today that the federal government has approved the WISE, […]

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Millennium Welt – a dealer partner for BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad brands – and clean energy solutions provider Gentari broke ground on the first EV Charging Flagship Store in Jalan Kuching today. The KL […]

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The home ministry announced that PDRM collected RM5,614,100 of unpaid saman over three days of the ‘One-year with the Madani government’ (Setahun Bersama Kerajaan Malaysia Madani) event, which was held from December 8-10 at the […]

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Chery is busy. Following the recent opening of its flagship 4S showroom in Kuantan, the brand has now opened doors to its largest 4S centre in Malaysia to date. The outlet, operated by Gagner Auto, […]

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The Honda City is already part of a big year-end sale by Honda Malaysia (HM), and a special ‘government servants exclusive’ promotion came onboard last month to bring total savings to RM8,000. Now, this RM8k […]

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