PROTON - We Are Sorry East Malaysia!
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Mistakes can happen, even during the best of times, but the key is to own up to them and not brush them off. This was the case yesterday during one of Proton’s biggest news announcements at the Proton Centre of Excellence (COE): the launch of the new Proton EV brand name, e.MAS.
During the launch, one of the slides presented to attendees and viewers on social media contained an error, incorrectly labelling the states of Sabah and Sarawak.
Proton deeply regrets this mistake and understands the sensitivities it has stirred among fellow Malaysians. The company emphasises its respect and celebration of all states equally and promises to take greater care in the future to prevent such errors.
Written By
Kumeran Sagathevan
More then half his life spend being obsessed with all thing go-fast, performance and automotive only to find out he's actually Captain Slow behind the wheels...oh well!
JPJ Running Numbers
KUALA LUMPUR
VQH2237
SELANGOR
BSL5623
JOHOR
JYP5062
PULAU PINANG
PRX4882
PERAK
APE473
PAHANG
CFE7265
KEDAH
KGD7556
NEGERI SEMBILAN
NEJ2479
KOTA KINABALU
SJP6851
KUCHING
QAB107N
Last updated 11 Jan, 2026
Fuel Price
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RON 95
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RM 3.11
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RON 100
RM 5.00
VPR
RM 6.23
Diesel
EURO 5 B10
RM 2.89
-0.05
EURO 5 B7
RM 3.09
-0.05
Last updated 08 Jan, 2026
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