MyLesen B2 & T-ABC 2026 Programme Launched In Miri
MIRI: The “Kick Off Transport–Awareness Behavioural Change (T-ABC) and MyLesen B2 Programme 2026” for the Miri division has been launched as part of efforts to enhance road safety awareness and to help young people obtain motorcycle licences legally.
Sarawak Transport Minister and Senadin Assemblyman Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin said the programme is implemented through collaboration between the Sarawak Ministry of Transport (MOTS) and several related agencies to ensure more motorcycle riders, particularly students, possess valid licences.
According to him, the MyLesen B2 initiative, introduced two years ago, has received a positive response and has 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) Miri on Tuesday.
He added that this year the programme will be expanded to all secondary schools in the Miri district, with a target of 1,000 student participants.
Applications will open from 11 March 2026, and free application forms will be distributed through the Miri District Education Office to all secondary schools.
Students aged 16 and above who ride motorcycles to school are encouraged to apply before returning the completed forms to their schools, which will then submit them to JPJ Miri, acting as 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 MOTS with support from the Senadin State Assemblyman’s Service Centre, the Sarawak JPJ, JPJ Miri Branch, the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), the Miri District Office, the Miri District Education Office, and 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.
Dato Sri Lee said the programme is expected to run for three months, with the practical driving test scheduled to be held in June before the programme’s closing ceremony.
He also revealed that in addition to the 1,000 licences allocated to school students, his office is planning to provide another 1,000 MyLesen licences for the general public should there be vacancies after student participation.
He added that the ministry is also considering establishing a Road Safety Friends initiative involving youths as road safety ambassadors to influence their peers to become more responsible road users.
The effort forms part of the Sarawak government’s ongoing commitment to strengthening road safety awareness and reducing accident rates, particularly among young people. -UKASnews
