Lim: Talks are ongoing with China to revive ECRL


KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is optimistic that a deal can be finalised with China to revive the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) by April.

He said talks are ongoing with China to reduce the cost of the project and that a final decision can be made by the time Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohammed visits the country in April.

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