KUALA LUMPUR - The high-speed rail (HSR) project can continue as long as there are investments from the private sector, said transport minister Anthony Loke. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - The high-speed rail project can continue as long as there are investments from the private sector, said transport minister Anthony Loke.
“We’re open to any proposals as long as there are private investments. We’re not stopping it ,” he said at the Invest Malaysia event held at The St Regis hotel on Wednesday. The HSR project was initially agreed in December 2016 bilaterally, and was to be completed by 2026 to reduce travel time between the island nation and Kuala Lumpur to 90 minutes.
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