Minister of Transport Lee Kim Shin CLUELESS how to help deal with high Transport Cost

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Media Statement By Chong Chieng Jen:

It is a total disappointment that Lee Kim Shin, as the Minister of Transport, has still no clue how to help the logistic companies deal with the escalating logistic and transportation costs plaguing the industry in Sarawak.

Escalating transport and logistic costs have added on to the increasing prices of goods and food and is hurting everyone in Sarawak.

Transport and logistic costs have increased over the past one year.  This has exacerbated the inflation rates and further increased the prices of goods and food.  People are suffering from the increasing costs of living.

During Lee Kim Shin’s winding up in DUN for Ministry of Transport, I posed a question to him, asking him how is the State Government going to help the logistic companies to deal with the escalating logistic costs and to lower the costs of transport, all he can answer is “we are studying it”.

High and increasing transportation costs, especially container shipping costs, have been plaguing the industry for more than a year.  It is not only affecting the industry players but has directly impacted the price of goods and the costs of businesses in Sarawak.

Yet, all that the Minister of Transport can tell the DUN Sarawak is that he is still studying it. This is totally unacceptable.

24.5.2022
Chong Chieng Jen
ADUN for Padungan