Minister stresses collaboration with airlines, airports to enhance air mobility
KUCHING: Active engagement with the airlines and airport operators will play a huge role in solving a lot of air mobility issues and passenger experiences. The Minister for Transport Sarawak (MOTS) also believes that such an engagement will improve the efficiency of the mobility of people and goods in Sarawak. Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim […]
Programme to combat rising road accidents on Pan Borneo Highway
KUCHING: The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MoTS) has expressed concern about the increasing number of road accidents, particularly along the Pan Borneo Highway.Minister Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin cited a lack of road safety awareness among local residents living near the highway as a major factor contributing to these accidents.“Statistics indicate that 60 per cent […]
New route augurs well for M’sian-Indonesian ties
KUCHING: The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) believes that the opening of the Jakarta-Kuching route brings greater potential to the two neighbouring countries, said its minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. Aside from tourism, he said more could be explored in the field of trade, commerce, investment, cultural heritage, social relations and economic prosperity between […]
Sarawak Traffic Games this year
BY JACINTHA JOLENE & LILIANA SHERYN KUCHING: The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) will hold the Sarawak Traffic Games this year, said its minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. The games, previously known as the Shell Traffic Games, were last held in 2015. Lee said their revival was vital to create greater awareness of road […]
Work together with ministry to educate people on important policies, association told
SIBU: Sarawak and Sabah Shipowners Association (SSSA) are urged to work together with the Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) in their effort to educate the people on some of the policies implemented in the ministry. MOTS deputy minister Datuk Henry Harry Jinep took a viral Tik Tok video on cabotage policy as an example, noting […]
Ministry to probe incident on wheelchair bound passenger
MIRI: Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) will further investigate an incident involving a wheelchair-bound AirAsia passenger who was reportedly injured while boarding an aircraft that was about to leave for Kota Kinabalu from here. Its minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said he received a local newspaper report from his Senadin service centre yesterday morning […]
Sarawak Transport Ministry welcomes move to digitise JPJ services
KUCHING: The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MoTS) welcomes the decision by the federal Ministry of Transport to digitise motor vehicle road tax and driving licence. MoTS minister Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin believed that digitising both was in line with the current situation, in which Malaysians have adapted to a digital way of life, alongside […]
Proposal to revise weight restriction of heavy vehicles on roads
BINTULU: The Sarawak Ministry of Transport (MoTS) will prepare a paper to revise the current weight restriction order and regulations regarding heavy vehicles on the state’s roads. In stating this, Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said the proposal would be submitted to the highest level of the Sarawak government and then to the federal […]
Ministry-logistics sector cooperation to resolve issues
KUCHING: The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) will work together with the Sarawak Forwarding Agencies Association (SFAA) in resolving issues faced by the logistics sector. Its Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said that this included issues related to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the transport of cross-border goods between Sarawak and Brunei Darussalam. “MOTS […]
Ministry studying proposed Singkawang-Kuching bus route
KUCHING: Sarawak Ministry of Transport (MOTS) is studying the proposed opening of bus services for the Singkawang-Kuching route via the Biawak-Aruk Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS). The proposal was among matters discussed when its minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin received a courtesy call from the Malaysian-Pontianak Consulate Azizul Zekri Abdul Rahim at his […]
