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Kuching-Pontianak flights resuming soon

PONTIANAK: The direct flight route from Kuching to Pontianak will resume after it has received approval from the Indonesian Ministry of Transport. The Governor of West Kalimantan, Bapak Sutarmidji M.Hum, said that this matter had been discussed with the management of AirAsia through a video call recently. “The decision now rests with the Indonesian Ministry […]

Upgrading of airport’s facilities high on list

SIBU: The upgrading of facilities in all airports in the state proposed by the Ministry of Transport needs a special attention from the new federal government. Its minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said that for the past 10 years and especially with several changes in the federal government, the upgrading facility projects requested had […]

Institute mulls new plan to lower fatalities rate involving motorcycle accidents

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) is working together with the Ministry of Transport to come up with a 10-year plan to lower the number of fatalities involving motorcycle riders in road accidents in the country.  Its director of road user behaviour, Azhar Hamzah said motorcycle accidents accounted for approximately 20 percent […]