Express bus, stage bus and express boat services to fully resume

KUCHING: Suspended express bus, stage bus and express boat services can now begin 100 per cent operations effective Friday (Nov 5). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the decision was made based on approval from the Sarawak Ministry of Transport. “After considering the high percentage of Covid-19 vaccination recipients statewide, the application from the Sarawak […]

Two injured, express bus crashes into ditch

SRI AMAN: An express bus commuting from Miri to Kuching crashed into a ditch along KM25, Jalan Sri Aman-Kuching this morning (June 29), causing a female passenger and a second driver to be rushed to Sri Aman Hospital. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu who confirmed the case, said they received an emergency […]

Seven injured in overturned bus

SRI AMAN: Seven individuals including a bus driver sustained injuries while two others were unharmed when the bus they were in overturned. This happened after an express bus they were travelling in, was believed to have gone out of control and crashed at Bukit Begunan, KM43, Sri Aman-Kuching Road on Monday (Nov 2). Sarawak Traffic […]

Bus driver, 13 passengers injured when bus lands sideways

KUCHING: The driver and13 passengers suffered minor injuries after an express bus went out of control and landed on its side in a ditch at Jalan Paradom in Sibu this morning. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said in a statement that the incident occurred at 7.15am when the bus was […]

Sudden hike in bus fares

SIBU: Chairman of Sarawak Bus Transport Company Association, Lau Khing Seng, has responded to public complaints about the sudden increase in the fares of express buses. After buses resumed operations two weeks ago, commuters were shocked by the sudden hike in fares. The operations were suspended for about three months following the implementation of the […]

Sarawak express, regional bus services can resume operations on June 2

KUCHING: Express and regional bus services in Sarawak will only be allowed to resume operations from June 2 with the operators required to make the necessary preparations from now to ensure compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO). State Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin today said that the SOP includes sanitising their […]

Bus passengers urged to go for screening

KUCHING: All passengers who took the Bintang Jaya Express Bus (SAB6829B) from Kuching to Bintulu on March 14 at 8.30am have been urged to come forward for Covid-19 screening. The Bintulu Divisional Health Office, in a notice posted on its Facebook page, urged the passengers to immediately call the Bintulu Covid-19 operations room at 086-315235 […]