Dr M: ECRL project will only resume if the price is right


  • Nation
  • Monday, 25 Feb 2019

KLANG: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad says Malaysia will continue with the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project with China, but only if the cost of construction is considerably less.

"If the price is right then we will continue, but at the moment we have not agreed on the price," Dr Mahathir told reporters after launching Metrod Holdings Bhd's plant extension at Bukit Raja Prime Industrial Park here on Monday (Feb 25).

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