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Wong Shaw Voon picked as new Miros chairman

05 February 2022

Dr Wong (left) And Dr Wee. — Photo from facebook.com/wksbmenglish PETALING JAYA: Dr Wong Shaw Voon has been appointed as the new chairman of the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety...

Elderly drivers still qualify to renew licence, says ministe...

05 February 2022

JOHOR BARU: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong is in awe of nonagenarian Yu Choo Nam who still actively travels despite his age. The Ayer Hitam MP said that he met Yu...

Traffic back to Klang Valley builds up as holiday-goers retu...

05 February 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Southbound traffic on the North-South Expressway in the north started to get congested this morning as people began to return to the Klang Valley with the Chinese New...

EU to toughen emissions test for plug-in hybrids, say source...

04 February 2022

BERLIN: The European Union plans to toughen its method for measuring carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid cars, two sources familiar with the matter said, after criticism t...

Hertz wheels in ex-Goldman Sachs CFO as top boss

04 February 2022

MIAMI: Hertz Global Holdings today named former Goldman Sachs finance chief Stephen Scherr as its top boss, replacing interim CEO Mark Fields, sending shares of the car rental firm...

Govt may build SMART tunnel in Shah Alam

04 February 2022

The SMART tunnel in Kuala Lumpur has successfully prevented major flooding in the city. A similar flood-mitigation tunnel is proposed for Shah Alam. PUTRAJAYA: Shah Alam may be ge...

Hit the highways before 9am, PLUS tells road users

04 February 2022

PETALING JAYA: Road users travelling via the North-South Expressway towards the Klang Valley are advised to enter the highways before 9am between Feb 4 and Feb 6, says PLUS Malaysi...

Monk at Penang temple tells off couple in MPV for obstructin...

04 February 2022

GEORGE TOWN: A video showing a monk and a man in a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) shouting at each other at the Kek Lok Si Temple here has gone viral. In the one-minute, 11-second v...

Transport Ministry has no plans to punish driving schools fo...

03 February 2022

PETALING JAYA: There are no plans to revoke or cancel the permits of driving schools and their instructors whose former students are involved in traffic accidents, says Transport M...

India finalising perks under new battery swap scheme, says s...

03 February 2022

A woman charging the battery of her electric scooter at the Gogoro's charging station in Taipei in this 2017 photo. — Reuters NEW DELHI: The Indian government is expected to fin...

Self-charging hybrids outsell diesel in Europe for first tim...

02 February 2022

BERLIN: Self-charging hybrid cars, which operate on both an internal combustion engine and a battery, outsold diesel cars in Europe for the first time in 2021, albeit by just 48 ve...

Slow moving traffic on several highways, says PLUS

02 February 2022

Heavy traffic at KM279.4 Southbound of the North-South Expressway near Ipoh earlier today. - Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic on several major highways was reported to be slow movi...

E Ink tries to build on rally with colour-changing BMWs

02 February 2022

TAIPEI: BMW AG unveiled a colour-changing car last month to demonstrate the potential to revolutionise a vehicle’s looks. For the developer of the smart skin, cars are just the ...

Man held for driving against traffic

02 February 2022

SEREMBAN: Police detained a man for dangerous driving and obstructing police from inspecting his vehicle at KM15 of the Seremban-Port Dickson Highway near here today. Port Dicks...

Feb 3-9: Fuel prices unchanged

02 February 2022

PETALING JAYA: The retail price of RON95 and RON97 petrol will remain unchanged at RM2.05 and RM3.12 per litre, respectively, from Feb 3 until Feb 9, says the Finance Ministry. ...

The car interior can be dirtier than a toilet, UK study find...

02 February 2022

LONDON: It all sounds familiar and we have heard that said of handle bars, computer keyboards, phone screens and other high-use surfaces. That they are dirtier than a toilet. So...

Some cars' systems designed to keep drivers' eyes on the roa...

01 February 2022

MIAMI: Some vehicles equipped with automated assistance technology aimed at keeping drivers alert and watching the road fail at that job, an American Automobile Association study f...

How to maintain tyres for as long as possible

01 February 2022

PARIS: Limiting tyre wear requires taking simple actions on a daily basis. This can help keep driving safer - because worn-out tyres can cause accidents - not to mention greener, b...

US EV charging network more robust but provider differences ...

01 February 2022

DETROIT: The US public charging network for electric vehicles is becoming more robust, but significant differences in reliability and performance remain between providers, an indus...

JPJ issues 24,708 summonses since Jan 25

01 February 2022

KOTA BARU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued 24,708 summonses to errant motorists within six-days of the operation, code-named Ops TBC 2022, held in conjunction with t...