Govt nod to out-of-court settlement over rail project

THE Cabinet has given the green light to the Transport Ministry to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with Dhaya Maju-LTAT Sdn Bhd, whose contract for phase 2 of the rehabilitation of the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT2) project was terminated on Aug 25 this year, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan.

“On this matter, not only this civil case but for any civil case faced by the government, it is the government’s practice to always be open to negotiating an amicable out-of-court settlement.