KUCHING, Feb 20 — Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Sri Lee Kim Shin today reminded motorists in the state that they are still required to display the road tax sticker on the windscreen of their vehicle when entering Brunei and Kalimantan, Indonesia.
He said they are also required to physically carry their driving licence when entering these two countries.
“They must abide by the laws and regulations of these countries when driving their vehicles crossing Sarawak’s borders,” he said in a statement.
He said his ministry will work closely with the Consul General Office of Brunei and the Consul General Office of Indonesia here regarding Malaysia’s decision of no longer requiring drivers to carry around their driving licence and to have the road tax sticker displayed on their vehicle windscreen.
Lee was referring to Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook’s announcement on February 10 that the federal ministry and the Road Transport Department (JPJ) would no longer need drivers to carry around their driving licence and to have the road tax sticker displayed on their vehicle windscreen.
He urged the drivers in Sarawak to take note that the announcement is the first phase of an initiative of the federal government to encourage drivers and vehicle owners to switch to the digital platform to help reduce the long queues at the JPJ counters.
He said the drivers would just need to download the MyJPJ app from the Apple App Store or Google PlayStore or the Huawei App Gallery.
“The public should not panic because during this early stage all owners of private vehicles are given time to adapt to the digital system,” he said, adding that Loke had reiterated that drivers could still obtain a physical copy of their road tax from JPJ offices or the post office and stick it onto their vehicle’s windscreen and carry their physical driving licence for now.
