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New Malaysia car sales in Nov rise by 9pc
BUSINESS TIMES - Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
NEW car sales in November grew nine per cent to 40,865 units from 37,512 units in October, helped by a longer working month and year-end promotions.

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New players in online road tax renewals
BUSINESS TIMES - Friday, December 12th, 2008
THE government has picked three companies with close ties to the insurance industry to provide the online road tax renewal service.

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PIAM: Added insurance cover needed for protection against natural disasters
THE STAR - Monday, December 8th, 2008
Property owners in Bukit Antara­bangsa who suffered losses in the recent landslide will only be compensated if their insurance policies included the appropriate cover.

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Kurnia Insurans targets equal contributions
BUSINESS TIMES - Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
General insurer Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) (5097) Bhd aims to see equal contributions between its motor and non-motor business in a couple of years.

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Kurnia Insurans Launches Its Kurnia Auto Assist Service
BERNAMA.COM - Friday, November 21st, 2008
Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Bhd, the largest general insurance company in Malaysia, launched today its Kurnia Auto Assist (KAA) service.

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Petrol and diesel prices reduced by 15 sen per litre
THE STAR - Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Petrol and diesel prices have been slashed by a further 15 sen per litre from today.

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Slowdown in vehicle sales expected
THE STAR - Friday, October 24th, 2008
The higher motor vehicle sales in Malaysia for September is not indicative of the industry’s outlook for next year, with the overall sales trend expected to be down given the weakening prospects in the domestic economy, analysts said.

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Fuel price cut will have 'little impact'
THE STAR - Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
It will provide some relief but will not have much impact — that sums up the sentiments of the public on the fuel price reduction yesterday.

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Petrol prices reduced
THE STAR - Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Petrol prices will be reduced by a further 10sen to 20sen from Wednesday.

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Fuel price cuts to ease burden
THE STAR - Thursday, September 25th, 2008
The fuel price cuts will hopefully ease the burden of the people as they celebrate Hari Raya, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad.

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Verify NCD on motor insurance via SMS
BUSINESS TIMES - Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
ISM Insurance Services Malaysia Bhd (ISM) has advised consumers to verify their eligible No Claim Discount (NCD) on their motor insurance when purchasing or renewing their policies.

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15,000 suspended motorists still on the road
THE STAR - Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
More than 15,000 suspended motorists in Selangor are driving around without a valid road tax, insurance and licence, endangering other road users.

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PM announces reduced fuel prices
THE STAR - Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Petrol and diesel price will drop by between eight sen and 22 sen a litre from Saturday.

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Govt To Announce New Fuel Price On Aug 31, To Take Effect Sept 1
BERNAMA - Thursday, August 21st, 2008
The government will announce the new fuel prices on Aug 31, which will take effect on Sept 1, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Wednesday.

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July vehicle sales improve
THE STAR - Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Motor vehicle sales in Malaysia improved in July, recording 10.2% increase or 4,994 units compared with the previous month, backed by good sales for compact cars from Proton and Perodua.

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Conference treat for Chinese literature fans
THE STAR - Friday, July 18th, 2008
Enthusiasts of Chinese literature will be in for a treat next week as prominent scholars from 12 countries will meet to discuss a variety of topics surrounding the masterpiece Hong Lou Meng (Dream of the Red Chamber).

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Kurnia Insurans appoints Chia MD, chief executive
NEW STRAITS TIMES - Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
GENERAL insurer Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Bhd has appointed Captain K.H. Chia as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) from July 1 2008.

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Motor vehicle sales rise in July
THE STAR - Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Malaysia's vehicle sales rose 25% last month from a year earlier, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) said.

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Renew road tax via the Net
THE STAR - Friday, April 18th, 2008
For RM2.75, you can now renew your road tax online and, for an additional RM6, have the road tax delivered to you the next day in the Klang Valley.

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Kurnia Insurans to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
THE EDGE DAILY - Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Bhd has signed a deal with Microsoft Malaysia to be the first user of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 in the country.

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Call for extension of Puspakom approval certificates
THE STAR - Monday, March 24th, 2008
The Perak Motor and Credit Association has urged Puspakom to extend its approval certificate for transfer of vehicle ownership from the present two weeks to a month.

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Help vendors buy insurance
THE STAR - Thursday, March 20th, 2008
THE Penang News Vendors and Book Sellers Association (PNBA) is appealing to the local presses to help newspaper vendors and sub-vendors purchase insurance policies.

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CVLB To Consider Applications After Bus Operators Settle Drivers' Summonses
BERNAMA - Monday, March 17th, 2008
The Commercial Vehicle Licencing Board (CVLB) will only consider applications from express bus operators to increase, extend or shorten bus routes after they settle their drivers' summonses, CVLB chairman Datuk Markiman Kobiran said today.

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Car sales at Stadium Bukit Jalil
THE STAR - Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
THE Kuala Lumpur and Selangor car dealers including credit companies association will organise a two-day car sales carnival at the Bukit Jalil Stadium.

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Robust vehicle sales likely to continue
THE STAR - Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Vehicle sales rose 31% in January compared with a year earlier due to favourable market conditions, according to Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) president Datuk Aishah Ahmad.

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Compulsory Retraining For Commercial Drivers
BERNAMA - Friday, February 22nd, 2008
To reduce accidents involving commercial vehicles, it will soon be mandatory for drivers of such vehicles to undergo training and retraining courses under a Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) programme.

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Less Road Crashes In Ops Sikap 16
Bernama - Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Ops Sikap 16, an integrated road safety operation, recorded a 2.3 per cent drop in the number of accidents to 5,244 in the first five days of the operation compared to 5,349 in the same period last year.

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Follow the car capacity limit, warns FT Minister
The Star - Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Do not take more passengers than your vehicle's carrying capacity, said Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop.

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Time to review road haulage weight limit
THE STAR - Monday, January 21st, 2008
THE Malaysian Logistics Council (MLC) has undertaken a comprehensive study calling for the “long overdue” revision of road haulage weight limitation regulations.

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The RM17.50 that 'saved' RM100,000
NEW STRAITS TIMES - Monday, December 31st, 2007
An insurance scheme that cost Seow Swee Yin only RM17.50 saved her some RM100,000 in medical expenses when she suffered a stroke in Japan.

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Cultivating five-star drivers
THE STAR - Monday, December 24th, 2007
Learner drivers will soon have to go through a more comprehensive syllabus so that they can become better drivers.

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4WD smuggling rings smashed
THE STAR - Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Two smuggling syndicates that use two ports in Johor before using Singapore as a transit point to ship stolen vehicles to Kenya and the United Arab Emirates have been busted.

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Police arrest expert car-theft couple
THE STAR - Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
A couple said to be able to steal a car in under a minute has been arrested. Police nabbed the couple from Perak as they were getting into a stolen car in Taman Tasik, Ampang, at 1.15pm on Dec

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10 charges, two courts for one insurance scam
THE STAR - Thursday, December 13th, 2007
An unemployed man had 10 charges against him in two magistrate’s courts here over an insurance scam involving more than RM1.2mil.

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Duty, Taxes Exemption For Motorsports Vehicles, Parts, Tyres
BERNAMA - Monday, November 26th, 2007
The government is to provide an exemption of duty and taxes for the import of motor vehicles exclusively for motorsports competitions beginning next year.

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Ops Sikal to run throughout the year
THE STAR - Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Due to the high number of deaths among motorcyclists and pillion riders in accidents and the traffic offences they have committed, the Government has decided to run Ops Sikal throughout the year.

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Vehicle sales rose in October
THE STAR - Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Motor vehicle sales rose for a fifth straight month in October, and may surpass the industry-revised forecast for the year. Demand for new cars is expected to remain robust in the next two months.

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Kurnia's journey to greater heights
THE STAR - Saturday, November 17th, 2007
IN 1991, Industrial and Commercial Insurance, a failing and insolvent insurer with a total of 56 staff, was bought over and renamed Kurnia Insurans. Today, as one of Malaysia’s most valuable brands, Kurnia has over 1,800 people in its staff, with 30 branch offices and an extensive agency network throughout Malaysia and also in Thailand (eight offices) and Indonesia (six).

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90% of m-bikers without a licence
THE STAR - Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
More than 90% of 38,486 motorcyclists checked by the Road Transport Department in a recent operation did not possess a valid licence.

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No let-up for errant drivers
NEW STRAITS TIMES - Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
The spotlight will continue to be trained on express buses well into the Hari Raya holidays and beyond.

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Temporary Licence For Express Buses For Merdeka Holiday
BERNAMA - Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) is allowing express bus companies to apply for temporary licences to use school or factory buses to overcome the shortage of buses for the coming Merdeka holiday.

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E-vis will help check smuggling of stolen vehicles
BERNAMA - Sunday, August 26th, 2007
The electronic vehicle information system (e-vis), now on a trial run at the border entry points, will facilitate the detection of stolen vehicles to prevent them from being smuggled to other countries.

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Developer offers '50 for 50' Merdeka deal
THE STAR - Saturday, August 25th, 2007
If you are born in 1957 and plan to buy a house developed by Naim Cendera Holdings Bhd, there are discounts and other incentives awaiting you.

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Matta fair to offer tour cover scheme
THE STAR - Saturday, August 25th, 2007
Visitors to the Malaysian Association of Travel and Tour Agents (Matta) fair next month will be offered the Medi Evac insurance scheme.

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1,200 'kereta potong' found
THE STAR - Friday, April 20th, 2007
The Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) detected 1,200 "cut-and-joined" cars (kereta potong) in the first three months of this year, compared with a total of 4,629 found last year.

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Agents making four times the money with runaway maids
THE STAR - Monday, April 16th, 2007
Recycling has become profitable, at least in the foreign maid agency business. Recruiting agencies are in cahoots with Indonesian maids, encouraging them to run away from their employers after the replacement period of three months is over.

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Help from industry
THE STAR - Sunday, April 15th, 2007
THE banking, finance and insurance industries have agreed to work closely with the Higher Education Ministry to improve the quality of programmes in these disciplines at the tertiary level.

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Understand clauses to avoid surprises
NEW STRAITS TIMES - Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
By LIM CHIA FOOK
THE General Insurance Association of Malaysia wishes to clarify certain issues raised in the letter "Beware of the hidden clauses" (NST, April 3) to help consumers understand the coverage provided by a fire insurance policy.

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Speed bumps for motor industry
THE STAR - Monday, April 9th, 2007
By ELAINE ANG
THE motor vehicle industry is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Many industry players and analysts foresee sales picking up in the second half of the year.

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