Tun Dr Mahathir drives a Proton S70 with unique specs, custom made for the 99-year old ‘car guy’?
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is surely the oldest practicing car guy in Malaysia? The fourth and seventh prime minister’s love for automobiles and driving himself is well documented, and he’s still doing it today, at […]
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Piala Sultan Selangor vs Singapore, Stadium Merdeka, August 17 – LRT, MRT, Monorail extended to 12.30am
Traditional football rivals Selangor and Singapore will go head to head in the Sultan of Selangor’s Cup (Piala Sultan Selangor) tomorrow night. To make this 18th edition more special, the match will be held at […]
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2024 Volvo EX30 review – junior EV launching soon in Malaysia; up to 428 PS, 479 km range; Conti enough?
The Volvo EX30 is one of the more interesting EVs around, perhaps because it’s so different. Unique in design (so cool), unique in size (it’s tiny, and not just for a Volvo), unique in UI […]
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Malaysia to lease 62 train sets from China for RM10.7b; 30-year instalment plan, maintenance covered – Loke
Malaysia has decided to lease trains from China for KTM. Transport minister Anthony Loke said that the lease would be implemented through a government-to-government (G2G) mechanism, and Phase 1 – which is from 2024 to […]
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2025 Proton X70 facelift walk-around video – new face, same price; from below RM90k with early bird offer
The 2025 Proton X70 facelift was officially launched yesterday, and the big news is that prices are identical to before despite Proton claiming that it’s offering more/improved kit worth a combined RM13,700. That means that […]
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Leader Energy picks BMW EVs for its corporate fleet
In a step towards more sustainable and responsible corporate mobility solutions, Leader Energy Group has announced the acquisition of several new electric vehicles (EVs) for its corporate fleet, in partnership with BMW Group Malaysia through […]
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PDRM offering 50% saman discounts tomorrow in Padang Serai, Kedah – KDN’s Program Sua Mesra
PDRM is offering 50% discounts on saman tomorrow, August 10. The one-day campaign is in conjunction with the home ministry’s Program Sua Mesra event happening in Padang Serai, Kedah, specifically the Dewan Koperasi Mukim Sidam […]
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MITI never said that Tesla will open factory in Malaysia, BEV Global Leaders scheme is open to all – Zafrul
Following reports from Thailand saying that Tesla has cancelled plans to set up an EV factory in Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia, minister of investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz […]
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Gentari and EVC (JomCharge) are first CPOs to receive license for public EV charger installation in Sabah
EV Connection (EVC), operator of the JomCharge EV charging network, and Gentari have become the first charge point operators (CPOs) to receive licences for public installation of EV chargers in Sabah. The licenses were issued […]
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JPJ eBid: ANR and DFC number plates up for bidding
JPJ has announced that ANR and DFC are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Perak’s latest running number series is ‘ANR’, and it will […]
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