First free electric public buses in Malaysia
KUCHING: Sarawak has become the first state in Malaysia to offer free electric public buses with four of them to officially commence operations here starting tomorrow. “The Electric City Bus Service is to provide convenient and free transportation alternatives for our visitors and locals by connecting some of the important visitor destinations in Kuching city,” […]
New bus for Politeknik staff and students
MUKAH: The state government presented Politeknik Mukah (PMU) with a new bus to assist the institute and its students in their transportation needs. PMU thanked the Sarawak government for the 25 seater bus which costs RM298, 800 and which will be used to transport students undergoing practical training, educational visits and for official PMU trips […]
Assistant minister lauds special aid
PADAWAN: A special assistance of RM500 to tourist guides as well as taxi, bus and e-hailing drivers recently announced by the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will ease their burden, said Assistant Minister of Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil. He said that such assistance was important as the implementation of movement control order (MCO) […]
No large crowd at Kuching Sentral
BY JAY WATSON KUCHING: With only less than two weeks to go till Christmas, this is the time when Kuching Sentral would be buzzing with activity as people would be returning to their villages or longhouses to celebrate the festive season. However, a survey done at the station today found the atmosphere at the bus […]
Shocking new bus fares
MUKAH: Most passengers are shocked by the new fares after bus companies resumed operations about two weeks ago. The operations were suspended for about two months following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) due to Covid-19 pandemic. “Now the bus fare from Sibu to Mukah has increased from RM20 to RM22,” lamented a […]
Normal bus services resume today
MIRI: Three stage bus operators in Miri division will resume normal operations from today under the RM1 flat rate (subsidy) programme, amidst the conditional movement control order (CMCO). The three bus operators are Miri Transport Company, Miri Belait Transport Sdn Bhd and Miri City Bus Sdn Bhd. In a joint statement, the bus operators said […]
Committee to improve bus service
KUCHING: The Transport Ministry has proposed a public transport committee in every division to further improve public transport services in the state. The committee will be headed by the Resident of each division — tasked with carrying out a study on the weaknesses of public transport services in the state. It is also tasked to […]
LPKP chairman lauds free school bus service
KUCHING: The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (LPKP) Sarawak is looking forward to work with the state government to improve the state’s public transportation service. In welcoming the state government’s initiative to provide free school bus service, its new chairman Wong King Wei assured that LPKP Sarawak would support any good programme that benefitted the people […]
Bus services of the future
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. – Oprah Winfrey, American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist In Malaysia, the main types of bus licence are stage, express, excursion, […]
Move to improve bus services
KUCHING: While waiting for the implementation of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line and Stage Bus Services Transformation (SBST) programme, the Sarawak Transport Ministry is also making efforts to improve existing public bus services. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the ministry was getting feedback from bus operators, bus drivers and passengers on […]
