Author: Danny Tan

Click to enlarge Whoa, what do we have here? Just a render, of course, but Theophilus Chin’s latest creation is not completely a flight of fancy – you can do it at home too, soon. […]

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The Penang state government is 100% confident that the Penang LRT project is on track to be built as planned. This was said by state infrastructure committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari in the state legislative […]

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The launch of the smart #1 finally happened this week after a long gestation period that started way back in early 2022, when Proton signed a memorandum with smart to be the EV brand’s distributor […]

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Click to enlarge Take note, Sunway/USJ residents and those who take the BRT Sunway Line. The elevated bus route will be running on street level this Saturday night. That’s 6pm to midnight, November 25. This is to make way for the BRT Run 2023 running event. This means that the […]

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So, is the Proton S70 a B- or C-segment sedan? We’ve laid out the facts and figures in our media preview report’s Great Debate section, but here’s what Proton has to say, officially. At the […]

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Click to enlarge Time flies. The fourth-generation Hyundai Tucson first surfaced in late 2020, which means it’s three years old and ripe for a facelift. And here it is, the refreshed 2024 Tucson that will […]

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I’m sure you’ve heard of cases where the driver forgets his/her child and leaves the kid in the car as they go about their business, resulting in the child’s death. One such case happened recently, […]

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There will be no U-turn on the recent move to introduce women’s coaches on trains, says transport minister Anthony Loke. He said that the majority of daily commuters on public transport are women, and during […]

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Traditionally, the Wildtrak has been the highest spec Ford Ranger one could buy in Malaysia, if you don’t count the crazy Ranger Raptor, which is in a league of its own. Now, there’s something between […]

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JPJ has announced that VLR and QS-T are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. WP Kuala Lumpur’s latest running number series is ‘VLR’, and […]

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