Turkey nabs pilots over Ghosn's escape through Istanbul
02 January 2020
Journalists gathering around unidentified visitors arriving at a house referenced by court documents as belonging to Ghosn in Beirut on Thursday. — AFP
ISTANBUL: Turkish police de...
Small turning circle: How big a role does it really play?
02 January 2020
BERLIN: Just how agile a car is can be determined by looking at its turning circle — the smallest circular turn the vehicle can make.
The less space a car needs for a U-turn, th...
Cars getting smarter at 2020 CES
02 January 2020
SAN FRANCISCO: The cars that will be showcased at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be smarter even if fully self-driving vehicles may not be ready to go mainstream yet...
Indian police deploy mannequins to deter traffic offenders
02 January 2020
Motorists riding past a mannequin dressed up as traffic police at an intersection in Bangalore. - AFP
BANGALORE: Dummy police are the newest recruits to law enforcement in India's...
Ghosn met Lebanese president after fleeing Japan, say source...
02 January 2020
Ghosn and wife Carole in this file pic. — AFP
BEIRUT: Fugitive former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn met Lebanon’s president after fleeing from Japan, where he was smuggled out of h...
Touch ‘n Go eWallet in race to attract more users and mercha...
31 December 2019
Ong is pushing for Touch ‘n Go eWallet to secure at least 12 million users and merchant in 2020.
KUALA LUMPUR: Being the relatively new kid on the e-wallet block, the Touch ‘n Go...
Sinkhole appears near bridge in Klang
31 December 2019
KLANG: A 10m-wide sinkhole that appeared near the Sungai Teluk Menegun bridge along Jalan Kebun here on Monday has disrupted traffic.
The sinkhole is believed to have been cause...
Ghosn escapes to Lebanon to flee ‘rigged’ Japan legal system
31 December 2019
File pic of Ghosn under detention in Tokyo in April. — Reuters
PARIS: Carlos Ghosn, the fallen automotive titan facing trial in Japan for financial crimes, fled the country for Le...
Trashy tactic now used in car hijackings, say police
31 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: If you see a trash bin in front of your house, do not shift it because it may be bait to hijack your car.
The Kedah police posted this advice on their Facebook pa...
Targeted fuel subsidy programme put off
30 December 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has delayed the implementation of the targeted fuel subsidy programme (PSP) until further notice, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
The Dom...
Govt decision on PLUS and four concessionaires by next week
30 December 2019
PUTRAJAYA: Cabinet is expected to decide on the takeover of PLUS Malaysia Bhd and four other highway concessionaires next week, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
He said a dec...
Is your car giving children asthma?
30 December 2019
The country with the worst overall figure was South Korea, where almost a third of cases had a link to traffic pollution. — dpa
WASHINGTON: Nobody thinks the fumes coming out of...
Buy suitable car seats for your kids, Miros advises parents
30 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) has advised parents to buy suitable child car seats or child restraint systems (CRS) for their children, as a...
Unlicensed foreign vehicles not allowed to provide commercia...
30 December 2019
SINGAPORE: Foreign-registered vehicles are not allowed to provide cross-border passenger transport services for hire or reward in Singapore without a valid public service vehicle l...
Singtel and Grab team up to apply for digital banking licenc...
30 December 2019
SINGAPORE: Grab and Singtel are making a bid for a digital full bank licence together, deepening their venture into the financial sector, the two companies said today.
Ride-hail...
Some parents fret over expensive price tag of child seats
30 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: While many parents welcome the mandatory usage of child seats from Jan 1 as a safety measure, they are having some reservations over the cost and adaptation to the n...
Italy nears decision on revoking toll road concessions
30 December 2019
Explosive charges blowing up the eastern pylons of Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge on June 28. The remnants were destroyed almost 11 months after its partial collapse during a stor...
Motorcycle thefts hit B40 hard
28 December 2019
PETALING JAYA: While fewer motorcycles were stolen last year, its theft in the country remains a significant problem and tends to hit the lower income group B40 more.
Based on i...
Dec 28-Jan 3, 2020: RON97 petrol price up 5 sen to RM2.63
27 December 2019
NIO’s dazzling showrooms in peril as Tesla nears China launc...
27 December 2019
SHANGHAI: China’s most high-profile challenger to Tesla Inc. has had a tough year, and 2020 isn’t looking any easier.
Electric-car maker NIO Inc. has accumulated a deficit of al...
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