1,000 Miri students to benefit from MyLesen B2 programme to ride legally

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By DayakDaily Team

MIRI, March 12: Up to 1,000 students in Miri will have the opportunity to obtain their motorcycle licences legally through the Kick Off Transport–Awareness Behavioural Change (T-ABC) and MyLesen B2 Programme 2026, which begins on March 11 and aims to improve road safety awareness among young riders.

In a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) news report, Transport Minister Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin said the programme seeks to ensure that more motorcycle riders, particularly secondary school students, possess valid licences.

According to him, the MyLesen B2 initiative, introduced two years ago, has received a positive response and helped address the issue of students riding motorcycles to school without licences.

“Under this programme, the actual cost of obtaining a motorcycle licence is about RM750. However, through the MyLesen B2 programme, participants are only required to pay RM250 as the remaining cost is subsidised,” he told the media after a discussion session with related agencies at the Road Transport Department (JPJ) office in Miri on Tuesday (March 9).

Applications will open on March 11, 2026, with free application forms distributed through the Miri District Education Office to all secondary schools.

Lee encouraged students aged 16 and above who ride motorcycles to school to apply and return the completed forms to their schools, which will then submit them to JPJ Miri, the programme secretariat.

Successful applicants will subsequently undergo driving lessons and the required licence tests.

The programme is carried out through a strategic collaboration between the Sarawak Ministry of Transport (MOTS), with support from the Senadin Assemblyman’s Service Centre, Sarawak JPJ, JPJ Miri Branch, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), the Miri District Office, the Miri District Education Office, and the City Miri Driving Institute.

Apart from driving lessons and licence tests, participants will also attend a special road safety briefing that includes talks by the police on traffic regulations and road safety enforcement operations.

The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) will also be involved, sharing information on the causes of accidents and road accident trends among youths.
Lee said the programme is expected to run for three months, with the practical driving test scheduled for June before the programme’s closing ceremony.

He also revealed that his office plans to provide another 1,000 MyLesen licences for the general public should there be vacancies after student participation.

“The ministry is also considering establishing a Road Safety Friends initiative involving youths as road safety ambassadors to encourage their peers to become more responsible road users,” he said.

Lee said the initiative reflects the Sarawak government’s continued commitment to promoting road safety and reducing accidents, especially among youths. — DayakDaily

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