Najib: An additional RM160bil to be invested in rail projects by 2020


Najib putting his signature on a replica of a LRT train at the exhibition

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is expected to spend an estimated RM160bil more on rail-related projects until 2020, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. 

The Prime Minister said the railroad industry had seen "massive expansion" in Asia and was becoming an increasingly significant mode in Malaysia's efforts to improve public transportation. 

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