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Malaysia, Singapore terminate high-speed rail link project 20:47 | 02/01/2021
A multi-billion-dollar high-speed rail link between Singapore and Malaysiaâs capital Kuala Lumpur has been terminated.
Illustrative photo. (Source: theborneopost.com)
Hanoi - A multi-billion-dollar high-speed rail link between Singapore and Malaysiaâs capital Kuala Lumpur has been terminated.
Malaysia had proposed several changes to the project but was unable to reach an agreement with Singapore on them, according to a joint statement from Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued on January 1.
Malaysia will have to compensate Singapore for costs already incurred, the Singapore Transport Ministry said.
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The concept design for Bandar Malaysia station along the KL-Singapore HSR. (Photo: MyHSR)
01 Jan 2021 03:59PM (Updated:
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will honour its obligations under the Bilateral Agreement for the cancelled High-Speed Rail (HSR) project, Minister in the Prime Minister s Department Mustapa Mohamed said on Friday (Jan 1).
The Singapore and Malaysian governments had on Friday announced the termination of the HSR project following the lapse of their agreement on Dec 31, 2020.
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“By virtue of the Bilateral Agreement and previously agreed terms, Malaysia will honour its obligations under the Bilateral Agreement. Both countries will initiate the necessary to determine the amount of compensation.”