Sarawak Eyes State-Wide Rollout of Free School Bus Service

Sarawak eyes state-wide rollout of free school bus service

KUCHING: The state Transport Ministry will begin collecting data at the end of this year or early next year on the implementation of free school bus services, with the aim of developing a comprehensive plan to expand the programme state-wide, said Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin today. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Sarawak Transport Ministry to survey students’ commute to boost free school transport programme

By Nancy Nais KUCHING, July 25: The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) will soon conduct a comprehensive survey on how students commute to school as part of efforts to enhance and strengthen the State’s free school transportation programme. Transport Minister Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin said the absence of such data has hindered the ministry’s ability to refine the initiative effectively. “We need to know how our students travel to school and back. …