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Traffic marshalls deployed at KPE
They will eventually be deployed at all expressways. -ST
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Steep hikes to come in tyre, wheel and battery prices
Tyre dealers group cites costlier raw materials' battery prices could be up as much as 70%.
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8,000 illegal drivers in Malaysia
8,277 drivers should not driving because their licences have been revoked or suspended.
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3,400 cars caught speeding on KPE in 6 days
Nearly 3,400 vehicles were caught exceeding the 70kmh speed limit in the underground Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) in the first six days of its opening |
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Fastlane: New Corolla coming
10th-generation Corolla is longer, wider and taller than the current car.
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Fastlane: Borneo fights back
Toyota distributor throwing in free servicing, Bluetooth hands-free phone sets with purchase of Lexus cars.
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Fastlane: Richburg makes its Mark
PARALLEL importer Richburg will offer a premium wagon called the Toyota Mark X Zio.
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Fastlane: Honda's hip and green
HONDA to produce the FCX hydrogen fuel cell car and a lightweight, hybrid sportscar - the CR-Z.
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Richburg offering Honda grey-imports
Parallel importer known for offering alternative Toyota models now moving into Honda.
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Chrysler to cut up to 10,000 factory jobs
Job cuts over next 14 mths as it slashes production in N America, eliminates 4 slow-selling vehicles.
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Lovers try to escape from police and cause 5-car pile-up
Couple caught making out in a car caused a major accident when they tried to flee.
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Cheating could land you in jail
SBSTransit estimates its annual loss to fare evasion to be a whopping $9million. |
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SMASHED because driver sounded horn
Bike gang first splashed chemical on windscreen in new tactic
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39 more errant cabbies nabbed
Several likely to have vocational licences suspended or revoked after LTA investigations. |
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CTE 'cowboys' run loose
Reckless motorists pop up at new ERP gantry along CTE near Jalan Bahagia.
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Robbers say go, cabby says no
Plucky driver refuses to help robbers escape after they jump into cab. |
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Accident victim robbed as he lay, trapped, in car
Man robbed in Seremban, Malaysia of his wallet and gold necklace.
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Aussie street racers to see cars crashed by govt
Racers' beloved cars to be deliberately smashed by authorities in videos posted on the Net.
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Strict law sobers up Japan?s drunk drivers
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Hovercraft-like vehicle hits speed bumps
S?pore owner Wigetworks can?t get licence or trial site for 8-seat craft |
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Clubman to widen Mini range
The model is likely to account for a quarter of all Minis sold globally.
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Honda accelerates in Oct but Toyota still tops
Toyota remains Singapore's top brand by a big margin and there is no way runner-up Honda can catch up with the No 1 name plate by Dec 31. |
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Progressive car insurance adds collision benefit for pets
US auto insurance company is now offering coverage for pets.
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They beat Merc driver to death
Armed men bash him up, try to steal car but anti-theft device stalls car. |
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New crackdown on errant taxi drivers
LTA to introduce errant taxi drivers who tout, overcharge or refuse to pick up passengers.
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Fast lane: Saab's X factor
Saab's new all-wheel drive Turbo X will arrive early next year. |
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Fast lane: i30 is coming
The i30's trump card has to be its premium fit and finish
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Fast lane: YHI's Neuton brand
The first Neuton product - the NT5000 - is pitched as a performance passenger car tyre with budget-friendly pricing.
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Fast lane: BMW Group's strong drive
BMW Group looks set to achieve both its earnings and sales targets for this year.
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Fast lane: Rev up your Lambo
Lamborghini specialist IMSA has recently launched its carbon fibre bodykit for the V12 supercar. |
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Thai cops beg for cooking oil to fuel fleet
Ballooning oil prices are eating away crime-fighting budget, forcing police to turn to biodiesel. -Reuters
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$100 wheel clamp fee: 3-year legal saga ends
Carpark operator Blenwel drops suit against tutor who drove off with device.
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Brawn is Honda's new team chief
Former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn was hired as team chief of rival Formula One team Honda yesterday.
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General Motors stuns with $56.5b third-quarter loss
Shock result, weaker dollar and high oil prices send Dow down 124 pts in early trade.
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Ex-Ferrari man is an early present
When Ross Brawn first sits behind his desk at the Honda F1 headquarters next week, it will be just 30 days to Christmas.
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Proton plans to produce 'Islamic' cars
Proton plans to team up with companies in Iran and Turkey to produce "Islamic" cars for the global market.
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Renault hauled up for possessing McLaren info
Renault were accused of possessing confidential information belonging to McLaren.
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LTA gets new advisory panel of overseas experts
A panel of international transport advisers has been appointed to help the Land Transport Authority.
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Motor traders being pressed to pay up CPF on commissions
The move follows a probe into two car agents started in August after the board received complaints from salesmen on the matter.
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Judge says: You can?t appeal against decision not to appeal
The High Court judge said one should not be granted permission to appeal against a court's decision to disallow an application to appeal.
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M'sia motor trade feels pinch of slow sales
Nine-month sales of new cars fall 7% but luxury segment bucks downtrend
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McLaren face a further penalty
Hamilton may be forced to start the next Formula One season with negative points.
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Banned from driving, but man got involved in fatal hit-and-run
2 months before accident, he got an 18-month ban for drink driving.
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Singapore taxi service one of the world's best
I EMPATHISE with Mr Roland Larsson's experience in waiting for a taxi at Gleneagles Hospital ('World's best taxi service - also one of the worst'; ST, July 5).
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Cabbies who ignore taxi stands face action
I REFER to the letter, 'Cabbies ignore taxi stand to wait for call bookings' (ST, Oct 9), by Mr Sherman Tan and wish to apologise to him for the unpleasant experience he had with our taxis.
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Harsher penalties cut both ways
Cabbies who have no intention of touting may be inadvertantly hit by some of the penalties.
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Schumacher still fastest on return to F1
Schumacher came out of retirement on Tuesday to set the fastest lap in testing for Ferrari
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Honda says Jan-Oct China car sales jump 31 percent
The Japanese car maker sold 332,378 cars in China between January and October.
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McLaren appeal hearing moved to London
McLaren are appealing against the BMW Sauber and Williams teams for their use of allegedly irregular fuel during last month's Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Tiny Smart cars aiming to make it big in USA
Retailing at 11,600 dollars, Smart cars are cheap, easy to maneuver, and fuel-efficient. |
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Honda more of a challenge than Ferrari, says Brawn
Honda had an abject year and scored just six points in 17 races.
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Hamilton reveals tax was behind his Swiss move
Hamilton maintained that he also wants to escape media attention.
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Honda gets 20,000 Fit orders in Japan in 2 weeks
Honda is due to launch the new Fit/Jazz in North America, Europe, China and other markets over the next year.
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Detroit's carmakers seem to have turned the corner
But it has been a painful process.
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Hamilton may never get a better chance, says Button
Hamilton had a 12-point lead going into the penultimate race of the season in China but ended up losing the title by a single point.
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Renault suspends engineer who brought McLaren data that resulted in FIA charge
Phil Mackereth brought engineering drawings and technical spreadsheets from McLaren that were added into Renault's database.
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Car-ownership boom means traffic jams in once-tranquil Tibet
Tibet to open its first underground parking lot.
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Wrestler Hulk Hogan's son arrested in street-racing crash that critically injured passenger
Nick Bollea, 17, was arrested on charges of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury. |
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Heard a siren? Clear way for emergency vehicle
Drivers here often say that they are unable to give way as others don't let them switch lanes.
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Schumacher would be a hit at McClaren, says Coulthard
He recorded the fastest time of 1min 21.922sec over the 64 laps test-driving in Spain.
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Porsche charm offensive leaves VW workers cold
Porsche took out full-page newspaper ads to assure wary Volkswagen workers it will not try to break up Europe's biggest carmaker.
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GM aims to be 1st to make 1 million hydrogen cars
Affordability would be a key factor in driving hybrid auto sales.
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GM on track to road-test electric car in early '08
The Chevrolet Volt would be outfitted with new lithium-ion battery packs, which hold a charge longer than the nickel metal hydride batteries now used widely in automobiles.
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Ford sees tough U.S. market, eyes production cuts
Ford's bigger cost-saving opportunity is to integrate regional operations by sharing development and procurement costs.
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Ford unveils car inspired by Steve McQueen's 'Bullitt'
Only 7,700 of the special edition "Bullitt" will go on sale in North America next year.
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Cabbies worried about LTA's stricter measures
They say they must be extra careful not to run afoul of the law unwittingly. |
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Few enforcement officers, so 'how many can they catch?'
With 23,348 taxis out there, the LTA's enforcement officers are heavily outnumbered.
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Ford, Honda lead list of insurance industry's safest vehicles
The number of new cars considered the safest by the U.S. insurance industry nearly tripled in the past year.
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McLaren seek F1 title for Hamilton
MCLAREN yesterday demanded that Lewis Hamilton be made this year's F1 world champion.
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Schumacher rules out comeback
Schumacher has constantly stressed how much he is enjoying life away from the track with his young family.
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Ferrari warn McLaren appeal could hurt F1
Formula One will be badly damaged if 'grubby' legal manoeuvring leads to Kimi Raikkonen losing his title to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in a courtroom.
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Indian company signs F1 track deal
India has been hoping to stage a grand prix since Narain Karthikeyan became the first Indian Formula One driver in 2005.
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Video games boost America's love for Jap sportcars
Games allow driver-players to experience new models before they get behind actual wheel.
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McLaren appeal rejected, Raikkonen keeps F1 title
FIA rejected McLaren's appeal to penalize 4 drivers for fuel irregularities at the Brazilian GP.
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SingTel bags Singapore F1 title sponsorship
World's first Formula One night race will be known as the 2008 F1 SingTel S'pore Grand Prix.
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Spread the festive cheer by giving the gift of a Lexus
Borneo Motors is promoting the 2008 GS300 model as part of its campaign. |
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YHI makes tyre for entry-level segment
The new tyre is the company's first proprietary effort.
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Move to the Beat in this cool Chevy
The mini hatchback was developed at GM's Design Studio in Bupyeong, South Korea, with input from GM's global network of designers and its Korean partner GM Daewoo. |
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GTS boasts dynamic difference
several tweaks and changes have made the GTS a much more dynamic model, more so than even the top-of-the-line Cayenne Turbo.
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Fastlane: New Murano in the making
The second generation car has a new exterior and interior, enhanced technology and promises better driveability. |
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Fastlane: Mazda's hydrogen drive
HyNor will buy 30 hydrogen-fuelled Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE sports cars from next year.
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Fastlane: Warning on Atlas truck
The Atlas has not passed Land Transport Authority inspection.
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Fastlane: Singapore-made WRX wins
The Subaru WRX helped MotorImage clinch the manufacturer's title in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship 2007.
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Want a taxi at CBD? Just pay more
Cab drivers may soon be willing to queue for you at Takashimaya, and other crowded places.
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Taxi surcharges a boon to traffic control but a bane to commuters
They can lead to scraps between cabbies and passengers
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Taxi fare surcharges: Too much of a good thing?
Several taxi drivers feel long list of surcharges make for a complicated way of charging. |
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BMW Sauber target first win in 2008
BMW switched their full focus to the 2008 car in mid-September when it became clear they would finish second overall.
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Proton shares tumble after Malaysia drops talks with Volkswagen
Shares in ailing carmarker Proton sank 10.5 percent on Wednesday after Malaysia announced it had shelved long-running alliance talks with Volkswagen.
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Renault to change both Formula One drivers; Alonso a possibility to join
A move to Renault would see Alonso rejoin the team where he won the 2005 and '06 world championships.
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GM to launch Volt by end-2010 despite skepticism
GM is the only automaker to have provided a timeline on production even though other companies, such as Ford Motor Co and Toyota, are working on similar technology.
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Sun, sea and sell
You don't just get a limousine when you buy a BMW 7-series from Performance Motors. You get to play golf in Perth and sail in a luxury yacht.
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COE prices fall across the board
Motor traders cite year-end holidays, higher oil prices, higher ERP charges, and a lack of new models for drop. -ST
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Errant cabbies clean up act after stiffer penalties kick in
Not a single cabby was found overcharging, touting or refusing to pick up passengers on the first day when stiffer penalties for offenders kicked in. -ST
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S'pore motorists drive off without paying after filling up
Downright nasty - that's how some pump-and-flee petrol cheats behave when caught by attendants. |
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Goods vehicle firms eye HDB season parking fees review
HDB said to be reviewing unladen weight level that draws higher fee.
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Spyker may Advance into Singapore
If it is imported, a Spyker could cost more than $1.5 million in Singapore after taxes. |
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Japanese cars dominate reliability survey
Japanese cars swept the board in a survey of the most reliable used cars on Friday, taking nine out of the top 10 places.
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Dropping surcharges won't solve supply woes, says largest taxi firm
Raising flagdown fares and doing away with surcharges will not help.
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1,500 speed cameras to watch M'sian roads
More 'eyes' to help Malaysian police spy the roads with traffic cameras.
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Fastlane: Europe's Car Of The Year
The Fiat 500 has been named Car Of The Year 2008 in Europe. |
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Fastlane: Tata bid for Jag gets union support
Endorsement for Tata's bid came after union bosses met representatives of Tata and the other two bidders left on the shortlist in the race to own the two brands.
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Fastlane: Motoring Beyond 100
The Automobile Association of Singapore has chronicled motoring in the last century in a coffee table book titled Motoring Beyond 100. |
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Fastlane: Stop and snooze
A tired driver may be more dangerous than a tipsy driver.
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Fastlane: Aston banks on the DBS
Aston Martin's newest model, the DBS, is expected to arrive in Singapore in March. |
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Fastlane: Green journey
On Wednesday, two natural gas-powered cars in Singapore started on a 2,500km journey to Bangkok.
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It won't be cheap
EXPECT to pay concert-ticket prices for passes to the F1 SingTel Spore Grand Prix (GP) next September.
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Shell out $1 million
One Fullerton's rooftop during the F1 Singtel S'pore GP will cost most than $1 million for a 3-day package. -TNP
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Judge convicts and rebukes road rage cabby
The cabby's rude exchange with a motorist over a minor accident led to the young man's death. -ST
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Renault 'theft' worse than McLaren's
Leaked memo claims French team had data about not just 2007, but also 2006 car.
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Stop driving gas-guzzlers, officials told
Beijing has pledged to cut emissions and energy consumption amid growing domestic and international concern. |
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Higher toll on six M'sian highways
Reason for increasing toll rates at some of the highways was because there was low traffic.
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Toyota to recall 264,000 cars
Crown, Mark X, Lexus GS and IS series cars could be affected by defective fuel pipes. -AFP
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Pump prices up again
Three grades of petrol now above $2 a litre before discount.
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M'sian highway mayhem
Police chase, shootout, hijack & 2-hour jam in M'sia |
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