Malaysia wants changes to KL-S'pore High Speed Rail project, S'pore remains committed to pact: MOT

Artist's impression of the upcoming Iskandar Puteri High Speed Rail station in Johor, Malaysia. -: EDELMAN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Malaysia has proposed some changes to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) Project, and Singapore has been discussing them in good faith with Malaysia, a Ministry of Transport (MOT) spokesman said on Wednesday (Nov 25).

"Singapore continues to believe that the HSR Project is beneficial for both countries, and remains fully committed to fulfilling our obligations under the HSR Bilateral Agreement. We will make our best efforts to conclude discussions with Malaysia by Dec 31,2020," said the spokesman, in response to queries from The Straits Times.