Record petrol prices in Australian cities spark boycott call
16 December 2019
MELBOURNE: Australian motorists are being advised to boycott "price-gouging” petrol retailers as fuel prices surge across major cities ahead of the Christmas holidays.
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Dec 14-20: Fuel prices unchanged
13 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: Fuel prices will remain the same for the following week.
The Finance Ministry said the prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel remained at RM2.64 per litre, R...
US telecoms, traffic agencies clash on plan to use some auto...
13 December 2019
WASHINGTON: The US telecommunications regulator voted on Thursday to advance a plan to split a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of ...
Nokia, Daimler, others agreed to mediation to resolve licens...
13 December 2019
A cyclist riding past a Nokia logo during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February last year. Nokia and Daimler have been fighting over who should apply and pay royalties...
50% discount for traffic police summonses
13 December 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: The public will have a chance to settle their summonses at a 50% discount during the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police’s “Meet the Customers Day”.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic I...
Waze will no longer lead you onto unplowed roads
13 December 2019
SAN FRANCISCO: Waze is a mobile navigation application that, in addition to giving directions, alerts drivers about road conditions like traffic, construction, and accidents immedi...
Euro 4M RON95 petrol to be introduced in January 2020
12 December 2019
PUTRAJAYA: RON95 petrol that conforms with Euro 4M (E4M) European fuel standard specifications will be introduced at petrol stations nationwide starting January next year.
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Touch ‘n Go eWallet can now pay for street parking at 5 loca...
11 December 2019
[pdfviewer width="600px" height="849px" beta="true/false"]KUALA LUMPUR: The Touch ‘n Go eWallet is enabling more features beyond toll payments; it now allows a payment feature for ...
F1 teams vote to stick with existing Pirelli tyres for 2020
11 December 2019
PARIS: All 10 Formula One teams have unanimously voted to continue using the current specification of Pirelli tyres after testing and analysing results of the new 2020 prototype in...
Indonesia targets starting up EV battery plants in 2023
10 December 2019
JAKARTA: Indonesia is aiming to start making lithium batteries for use in electric vehicles in 2023, alongside plants that are already slated to produce chemicals used in the batte...
Founder of South Korea's Daewoo, a symbol of its rise and fa...
10 December 2019
Kim leaves behind a mixed legacy. His aggressive leveraged expansion helped push South Korea to the brink of national default during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. —...
Govt to seek public understanding on fuel price float
10 December 2019
PUTRAJAYA: There will be more engagements with the public to make them better understand what happens when fuel prices are floated next month, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affa...
Flying cars could lure investors away from ground-based serv...
09 December 2019
SEATTLE: Electric air taxis — known colloquially, if somewhat misleadingly, as “flying cars” — could draw millions of investor dollars away from ground-based transportation start-u...
Anthracite grey and magma red: The trendiest car colours rig...
09 December 2019
A car in anthracite grey. — Image from dipyourcar.com
BERLIN: The endless succession of black cars pass unnoticed, but one stands out: a small and instantly noticeable pink one.
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S. Korea to ban foreign tourists from getting driver's licen...
09 December 2019
Pedestrians crossing a road in Seoul. Chinese made up the bulk of foreign applicants for a South Korean driver's licence, which some officials say is easier and more comfortable to...
The plan to turn your car into a virtual ATM
09 December 2019
To turn cars into rolling wallets, city infrastructure will have to be equipped to communicate with vehicles. — Image from Fetch.ai
LONDON: Chris Ballinger came away from a year o...
Tighter climate policies could erase US$2.3 trillion in comp...
09 December 2019
LONDON: Tighter government climate regulations by 2025 could wipe up to US$2.3 trillion (RM9.6tril) off the value of companies in industries ranging from fossil fuel producers to a...
Musk's defamation win may reset legal landscape for social m...
08 December 2019
Musk defended his comments as trivial taunts made on a social media platform that he argued everyone views as a world of unfiltered opinion, which is protected as free speech, rath...
Trump says US will finalise new fuel efficiency rules next y...
08 December 2019
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said his administration will finalise its rollback of Obama-era vehicle emissions standards next year and expected it would provoke a new lega...
Dec 6 - 13: RON97 down two sen, RON95 and diesel unchanged
06 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: The price of RON97 will drop by two sen per litre, while RON95 and diesel prices remain the same for the week, starting Saturday (Dec 7).
The Finance Ministry sai...
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