The Borneo Post

Lee expects S’wak to soar higher in Dragon Year

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Sarawak is expected to soar higher with major milestones and notable achievemen­ts in the Year of the Dragon, said Transport Minister Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin.

He said he looked forward to Sarawak taking over MASwings to tailor it to the state’s plans to boost air transporta­tion in regional and domestic sectors, ownership of a commercial bank, ramping up green transporta­tion with the ART, and other green economy initiative­s.

“It will another exciting year ahead of growth, progress, and achievemen­ts under the inspiratio­nal and proven leadership of our Premier (Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg),” he told The Borneo Post.

Lee said Abang Johari has been the driving force in transformi­ng

Sarawak with revenue reengineer­ing during his time in office, which has more than doubled the state’s revenue from RM5.9 billion in 2017 to RM13.6 billion last year.

“Sarawakian­s should work together to support our Premier and the state ruling GPS (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) coalition as it is vital to continue this momentum of progress and achievemen­ts in Sarawak,” he added.

On his ministry, Lee expects a busy year ahead with the projected conclusion of the due diligence exercise to take over MASwings from Malaysian Aviation Group by the first half of this year as well as constructi­on of ART lanes and RM260 million depot.

He also looked forward to better road safety in Sarawak with the refurbishm­ent of six traffic gardens statewide to enable the return of traffic games for school children.

The Sarawak Road Safety Council will also hold talks for community and grassroots leaders to help raise awareness of road safety attitudes and behaviours.

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Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin

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