The project was first suspended after a change of the Malaysian government following a general election in May 2018. - Edelman
KUALA LUMPUR (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore and Malaysia are still in discussions over the twice-delayed high-speed rail (HSR) project, which has until Dec 31 before officials have to make a final decision on its status, a Singapore Ministry of Transport spokesman has said.
The ministry was responding to a Malaysian news report on Sunday (Dec 13), quoting an unnamed source, that said Malaysia is planning to continue the project without Singapore’s involvement and end the line – which starts in Kuala Lumpur – in Johor, not Jurong East.
