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It’s Friday again, which means the weekly fuel price update resumes its normal run after the Raya festive period, and there’s more good news for RON 97 users, with the price of the fuel continuing to drop. From tomorrow, June 15, 2019, RON 97 will retail at RM2.41 per litre (down 22 sen from the RM2.63 announced two weeks ago). There is of course no change to the price of RON 95 petrol, which stands at RM2.08 per litre, the maximum price consumers pay no matter how high market prices push pump prices. It’s the same for Euro 2M diesel as well, which continues to be sold at RM2.18 per litre, and Euro 5 diesel – always 10 sen more than Euro 2M diesel – remains priced at RM2.28 per litre. Based on Automatic Price Mechanism (APM) calculations, RON 95 petrol would cost RM2.11 per litre while diesel would be priced at RM2.19 per litre without the price cap in place. These prices will remain in effect until June 21, when the next set of fuel pricing adjustments … [Read more...] about June 2019 week three fuel price

The government will have a special programme for the disabled (OKU) to obtain a public service vehicle (PSV) license, which will allow them to be legal e-hailing drivers. The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD), Road Transport Department (JPJ) and ministry of health will work together on the programme. This was revealed by transport minister Anthony Loke today in Putrajaya today, reported by Utusan Online. There are a few steps. “First, they need to undergo a health examination, with further details such as the process and location to be determined shortly. They then need to undergo training digitally, online for six hours based on the module set by JPJ. It can be done via the Penyelia Perkhidmatan (e-hailing operators, EHO) without having to be present at a driving school,” he said. The next step is a one-hour written PSV test that will be held on July 1 at the ministry of transport multi-purpose hall in Putrajaya, Loke added. “The JPJ will then announce the results … [Read more...] about Special e-hailing PSV license program for OKU

Express bus firms plying the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban route must now provide buses exclusively for women on a daily basis, transport minister Anthony Loke announced yesterday. The new ruling came as a result of requests from female commuters, Malay Mail reported. “At present, there are three companies providing the service, and we have told them to provide four trips every hour between 5am and 7am for women only. This is to allow female passengers who travel to work every morning to do so in comfort,” Loke said. The same four-trips-hourly frequency also applies for the evening rush between 5pm and 7pm, he added. Roughly 2,000 people commute on express buses between Kuala Lumpur and Seremban, The Star reported. Loke also visited the Terminal 1 bus station in Seremban, and noted the need to upgrade the facility. “It’s time that we look at how to upgrade this terminal so it becomes a modern terminal, in accordance with the times,” he said. The transport … [Read more...] about KL-Seremban express buses for ladies a must

Proton has announced that it has entered a joint venture to develop car connectivity tech and products for both local and regional applications. The agreement for the collaboration was inked earlier today by Proton Edar, local telco company Altel Communications and Chinese firm ECarX (Hubei) Technology. The ceremony was witnessed by Miao Wei, China’s minister of industry and information technology and Malaysia’s deputy minister of communications and multimedia, Eddin Syazlee Shith. Also present at the event was Zhejiang Geely chairman Li Shufu. The new JV opens up the possibility of having local R&D and production of car connectivity solutions and digital services, expected to be one of the key drivers for future automotive sales. Areas of coverage will include the development of network connectivity management and telematics services for Proton cars. For the national automaker, this will significantly increase the level of local content on that front, most immediately … [Read more...] about Proton to develop car connectivity solutions locally

BMW Malaysia has partnered with Shell Malaysia and ParkEasy for the Reserve + Shell Recharge bays, today unveiled at Sunway Pyramid. The reserved lots can be booked via the ParkEasy mobile app (available on iOS from the App Store and on Android from the Play Store), and the lots are located on level CP2 within the Preferred Parking section, accessible at an additional cost. The Sunway Pyramid location currently comprises five charging bays, with a total of 10 across three Sunway Group locations; the other two locations are Sunway Pinnacle with three charging bays, and Sunway Velocity with two charging bays. These are equipped with the BMW i Wallbox charging setup that is identical to those installed in WEIL Hotel in Ipoh, says BMW Malaysia, namely the i Wallbox Plus with scalable outputs up to 32A three-phase at 22 kW. “We developed ParkEasy as means of increasing parking efficiency and reduce the time spent looking around for a parking spot. We took the chance to collaborate … [Read more...] about BMW partners Shell, ParkEasy for Reserve+Shell Recharge bays