Greece paralysed by 24-hour strike over deadly train accident
ATHENS: Greece’s public services, including transport, were paralysed on Thursday by a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labour unions over the deadly train accident last month. A series of marches in the centre of Athens staged by the umbrella civil servants’ union ADEDY, the private sector union GSEE, and other unions and opposition parties, […]
Fret not, travel with Maxim
KUCHING: The holiday season is finally back again and everyone is now able to travel around the world after almost three years being stuck at home due to COVID-19 pandemic. That is where Maxim comes in and to remind fellow Malaysians that they can plan their holidays within Malaysia with Maxim to experience the best […]
Sarawak’s first regulated forest carbon project to commence early next year – Abang Johari
BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & GOH PEI PEI KUCHING: The first regulated forest carbon project will commence in Sarawak in the first quarter of 2023. He said the initiative will be driven by the private sector entities with the technological know-how and financial resources to ensure the success and sustainability of these projects. “Sarawak, because of […]
State government urged to make ART project’s details public
THE Sarawak government should not put billions of ringgit of taxpayers’ money into the Sarawak Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) Project until it provides a full and frank disclosure of the project and conduct proper and feasible studies. Violet Yong Wui Wui (DAP-Pending) stated this during her debate, urging the state government to properly analyse the […]
Timely for plantation companies to have own ferries
KUCHING: A proposal for oil palm plantation companies to have their own ferry service to transport plantation goods is very timely. Deputy Minister for Transport II Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said he supported the proposal for the company to have its own ferry logistics. “We need to focus on the safety of the public. If […]
Rural longhouses to have better access
SELANGAU: Residents in Bunau Oya, Pakoh no longer depend on using boats or rivers as their main mode of transportation after a former logging road there is upgraded. Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira Sambang who visited Rumah Udin Letan, Bunau Oya, Pakoh last Saturday said the villagers as well as several other longhouses nearby would enjoy […]
Over 9k from transport sector register for vaccination
MIRI: Some 9,827 individuals from the transport sector have submitted their names for Covid-19 vaccination. Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shim said it was vital that all frontliners, including those in the transport sector such as p-hailing (food, drinks and paarcel delivery using motorcycles), get vaccinated as they interact with the public daily. Lee […]
Use stage or hydrogen buses
KUCHING: The government hopes that the RM1 bus fare will encourage more people to go to the vaccination centres for their first or second dose of the Covid-19 vaccines, said Datuk Lee Kim Shin. The Transport minister added the state government through his ministry had collaborated with the relevant agencies and the stage bus companies […]
Now, stage buses to the rescue
KUCHING: Stage bus companies will extend their services and operate along the routes to the Covid-19 vaccination centres (PPVs) for the convenience of the public from June 18 until August 31. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the state government was fully aware that there were a number of people who did not have […]
