A press release said Raja Datuk Ropiaah Raja Abdullah, a member of the board of governors of The World Brands Foundation, presented the Most Innovative Brand Award in the category of Public Transport Solutions to Sarawak Metro chief executive officer Mazli Mustaffa.

On hand to witness the award presentation were Sarawak Metro board director Datuk Alice Jawan Empaling, who is also Ministry of Transport Sarawak permanent secretary, as well as the foundation’s president Dr KK Johan and foundation CEO Chew Bee Peng.

Mazli said the award was meaningful to Sarawak Metro as it acknowledged the hard work that has been put into planning the Kuching Urban Public Transportation (KUTS) Project towards ensuring the smooth implementation of the project.

“We are proud to have been nominated for the award but at the same time we are also humbled at being given the acknowledgement for the opportunity to carry out this noble work to bring a better quality of life for the people of Kuching,” he said.

Alice said the award would be able to motivate Sarawak Metro to aim for greater heights, especially in transforming public transportation in Sarawak.

“The KUTS Project is just the start of our efforts to transform the public transportation system in Sarawak.