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Just before the Hari Raya holidays, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi voiced displeasure over the efficiency displayed at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex, which was then not operating at a maximum level.

The Causeway, the busiest land border crossing in the world (as stated by The Star), will be considerably busier during Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations as more people and vehicles would be going between Malaysia and Singapore.

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Two express bus drivers were caught red-handed by undercover JPJ officers for irresponsibly driving while using mobile phones.

Director of the Selangor Road Transport Department (JPJ), Datuk Khairul Khar Yahya, stated that the offence occurred when its members disguised to be passengers on April 17 and 18 during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri (HRA) 2023 Ops. This operation was to ensure bus drivers abide by the law and regulations to guarantee the safety of the passengers.

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Early this year, Meta informed customers that as of January 30, it will no longer let sellers create used-vehicle listings using a Facebook business profile. Similar limitations that applied to rentals and real properties were also put in place. The adjustments come after Facebook decided to stop allowing dealerships to use marketing partners to push goods into Facebook Marketplace in 2021.

Some dealers claim they will accept the additional advertising costs imposed by the modifications to use the platform to reach their intended online audience. Others said that the new regulations won’t have much of an impact because their profits through the Facebook Marketplace were so minimal.

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Although Ford pick-up trucks are sold all over the planet, they are not seen in China as the company’s range does not include such products. This will soon change as the carmaker has announced that it will manufacture and sell the Ranger in the world’s largest vehicle market.

The announcement was made at Auto Shanghai 2023 and the model to be introduced will be the latest generation which made its debut in November 2021 (Malaysia in July 2022). The Ranger is exported from two production hubs – in Thailand and in South Africa – to some 180 markets.

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During the major festive seasons, traffic volumes on the highways increase tremendously as millions of vehicles travel around the country. On other days of the year, traffic flow is generally smooth (unless there’s an accident or roadworks) and motorists can travel safely and speedily between destinations.

This weekend, PLUS Malaysia anticipates another wave of high traffic volume on its highways from Saturday till Monday (April 29 to May 1) as it is the end of the school holidays and there is also a national holiday (Labour Day) on Monday.

In view of this greater volume of traffic, the SmartLane concept will be activated along certain sections of the North-South Expressway. When activated, vehicles are permitted to use the Emergency Lane for specified periods so that there is additional lane capacity to ease the congestion.

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The i5 will be the sixth BMW model to carry the i badging when it is officially introduced later this year, but it is just as important as any other BMW.

The i5 is launching in conjunction with combustion-engined variants of the new 5 Series, with PHEVs to follow, and is arguably the biggest step for the 5 Series in more than fifty years. The 5 Series is an iconic nameplate with a rich and extensive history, with BMW having sold more than 10 million units over seven generations.

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