Allow heavier lorry loads on the road: Lee
SIBU: Lorries carrying goods should be allowed to ferry heavier loads now that road quality has improved across Sarawak. The state Transport Ministry has proposed that the permissible weight of lorries carrying goods be increased to between 38 tonnes and 44 tonnes. Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said the current federal law and regulation […]
ART set to put Sarawak on the global map
By Noor Syahhira Hady And Ma Chee Seng KUCHING: Sarawak is in position to have the first ever hydrogen-powered Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) in the whole world. In saying this, Corporate Communications, SEED Programmes and Bumiputera Relations Director Alexis Barieng said physical works of the transportation system project is expected to commence by September this […]
Reliable transport industry important for economic growth: Lee
KUCHING: There is a need for a reliable, efficient and competitive transport industry for the country’s economic growth and development. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin Lee said Sarawak’s transition to Phase 4 of the National Recovery Plan early this year would spur interstate travel movement. “Therefore, the movement of people and goods across […]
Tiong chides spokesman over ‘testing’ remarks
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing is disappointed over the remarks by Sarawak Lorries Transport Association and Bintulu Lorry Association spokesperson Ling Kah Kiong who said that rT-PCR testing three days before entering Bintulu is an inconvenience to the transport industry. He said implementing such a requirement was not to embarrass any group […]
