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‘Give us time to improve it’

FREE SCHOOL BUS SERVICE BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: The free school bus service needs more time to improve its services to provide more coverage for students. Yayasan Sarawak director Azmi Bujang said this during a briefing with Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin and school principals and headmasters at Yayasan Sarawak auditorium at Samariang on […]

Miri to get free school bus service

KUCHING: The state government’s free school bus service initiative will be extended to Miri, said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. According to him, the proposal to bring the service to Miri is still under research. “My ministry officials, together with Yayasan Sarawak, will go down to Miri to identify a place to implement the […]

Transport minister checks on free school bus operations

KUCHING: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin recently experienced for himself the free school bus services as well as check on operations. A statement from the Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MoTS) said that at around 5.30am on Thursday (Sept 3), Lee took a school bus ride in the Sungai Apong area of Pending, where the […]

More students on board

FREE SCHOOL BUS SERVICE KUCHING: There have been an increasing number of students using the free school bus service provided by the state government since its launch on Aug 18. One of the bus drivers, Mariaui Johari, 49, who was picking up students at SMK Petra Jaya on Friday, said she is thankful that a […]

Students welcome free school bus service

KUCHING: The free school bus service is available for students in Kuching and Padawan Districts effective Monday (Aug 18).   The service is an initiative by the state government to help lower income families reduce their financial burdens. It provides free transportation to school and back for the students. The service is undergoing a trial […]