Paul Tan

2023 - 1 - 26

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KTM Komuter to run 24 hours, 3D2N for Thaipusam (Paul Tan's Automotive News)

KTM has announced that its Komuter trains will run for 24 hours over a three days and two nights period for the upcoming Thaipusam festival.

Trains will be using the weekday schedule for February 4-5 (Saturday, Sunday). Concession fares are available for children up to 12 years of age, senior citizens and the disabled. Yes, non-stop trains to Batu Caves, the iconic “home of Thaipusam” in Malaysia.

2023 Yamaha Grand Filano in Indonesia, RM7,764 (Paul Tan's Automotive News)

After the Fazzio, Malaysia's ASEAN neighbour Indonesia gets another hybrid scooter, the 2023 Yamaha Grand Filano Hybrid Connected.

4.4-litres of fuel is carried in the tank with seat height set at 790, and weight listed as 100 kg. The Grand Filano is not new, having entered the Thailand market in 2018. Launched at a retail price of 27.5 million rupiah (RM7,764), the Grand Filano falls into the same Indonesian market price category as the Yamaha Aerox 155 (NVX155 in Malaysia).

Police fined for parking car in motorcycle parking lot (Paul Tan's Automotive News)

The Hulu Selangor police tracked a Facebook post that showed the police vehicle breaking traffic rules when it was parked in a motorcycle parking space, the ...

“Investigations found that the vehicle had a Johor Contingent Police license plate and came from Kuala Kubu Bharu for official duties,” Suffian said in a statement yesterday. The police will not compromise on offences committed, and will take the appropriate enforcement action, Suffian said according to Berita Harian. The Hulu Selangor police tracked a Facebook post that showed the police vehicle breaking traffic rules when it was parked in a motorcycle parking space, the Hulu Selangor district police chief said.

JPJ eBid: VKJ and RAQ number plates up for bidding (Paul Tan's Automotive News)

WP Kuala Lumpur's latest running number series is 'VKJ', and it was open for tender yesterday, January 26. The bidding period on JPJeBid is five days, ending ...

Results will be out the day after the auction closes. As usual, the results will be out the following day. Also available soon on JPJ eBid is the Perlis series ‘RAQ’.

Rider dumps fiancee at JPJ Penang road block (Paul Tan's Automotive News)

A motorcycle rider in Penang abandoned his fiancée and went on the run when he encountered a JPJ road block. The road block, part of JPJ Penang's Motorcycle ...