Just Tap, Pump and Go with Chevron and Mastercard
Keeping up with its role of being a key oil & gas player that offers full-fledged contactless payments at its service stations, Chevron Malaysia Limited which carries the retail brand Caltex, announced its latest initiative – the '“Tap & Go” with Mastercard Contactless at Caltex” campaign. Mastercard contactless cardholders who go contactless can stand a chance to win a brand new Mercedes Benz GLC 200 Exclusive Line without any minimum spend criteria.
“In today’s dynamic marketplace, it is critical that merchants place emphasis on providing more options to meet cardholders’ growing needs for convenience, speed, and rewarding experiences. Mastercard’s partnerships with Chevron and Caltex underscore its commitment to collaborate with merchant partners to promote greater adoption of contactless payments and elevate the overall cardholder payment experience,” said Perry Ong, Country Manager, Malaysia and Brunei, Mastercard.
From June 14 until July 15, 2018, the World Cup in Russia takes place. 32 teams want to become the next world champion and fight for the World Cup trophy – and in a new edition of the tip competition the product brand DT Spare Parts is looking for their "DT Aftermarket World Champion 2018".
After speaking to more than 3 000 commuters, a panel in Singapore came up with over 20 recommendations on making public transport more family-friendly.
Miri City Bus Sdn Bhd is bringing back the Pujut and Piasau routes starting with four trips per day. A representative of the company said the move was done in order to provide more convenience to those living along the routes and especially to those who do not possess own transportation. The revived routes would cover areas from Krokop to northern Piasau including areas from Piasau Garden to Jalan Jee Foh and to the city centre. The air-conditioned buses would begin the daily service from as early as 7am, followed by another one at 10am, 1pm and the final service would be at 4.30pm.
Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research(MIROS) together with 3M Malaysia, a global science company with a rich history of road safety innovation recently launched the ‘3M Road Safety Award for Southeast Asia’. The award, which is open to individuals, government and non-government organisations intends to encourage and recognise road safety initiatives that are impactful, innovative, sustainable and replicable in Southeast Asia.
Johor Bahru's myBAS service, to be implemented in the third quarter of this year, will provide 27 main and intermediary routes covering 16.8 million kilometers a year involving 249 buses.
Marking its strong presence at the UITP MENA Transport Congress & Exhibition 2018, MAN Truck & Bus Middle East, together with its partner in the UAE, United Motors & Heavy Equipment CO. (L.L.C), is showcasing the company’s all-new MAN Lion’s Coach at the most attended public transport event in the Middle East and North Africa region, which is taking place in Dubai from 23rd to 25th April, 2018.
Microsleep is a common experience many have encountered on a monotonous long distance drive. Petronas DaganganBerhad (PDB), together with Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad and Road Safety Department Malaysia (JKJR) have joint forces to educate the public on the danger of microsleeping through a campaign called ‘Stay Alert, Stay Hydrated’.
Scania is aiming to lead the shift to a sustainable transport system by identifying value-driving activities, removing non-contributing costs and reinvesting in strategic growth initiatives that improve competitiveness.
Malaysian-based SME, MN Fuel Solutions Sdn Bhd launched its emulsified diesel, known as Kleen Diesel, which complies to the European standards and can reduce emission by up to 88 percent yesterday. This follows a eight year period of R&D.
Tawau’s new bus terminal for long distance express bus services started operations on the 3rd of April 2018. Construction of the terminal started on 4th January 2016 and completed on 4th December 2017.