Malaysia to decide on Singapore high-speed rail link this year


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will decide in the coming months whether to proceed with a multibillion-dollar high-speed rail line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government weighs proposals from a narrowing list of private consortiums.

Bloomberg reported that Transport Minister Anthony Loke (pic) said in an interview Wednesday (July 17) that he hopes Malaysia’s cabinet will decide on the viability of the project by the end of the fourth quarter.

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