HSR - vanity project in vain

An artist’s impression of Batu Pahat station on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR line. If the investment was worthwhile, the green light for the project would have been given by now.

MALAYSIANS have been told for months that the high speed rail (HSR) project between Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Singapore might be revived.

Although the idea has been re-floated and news has been published about interested consortia, the crux of the issue remains unaddressed.