PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project has been terminated after Malaysia and Singapore could not come to an agreement on proposed changes.
Singapore and Malaysia said on Friday a long-delayed project to build a high-speed rail (HSR) link between the two neighbours will be terminated, with Kuala Lumpur to pay compensation for costs incurred.
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Singapore and Malaysia abandon high-speed rail project after failing to reach agreement Bhavan Jaipragas in Hong Kong Travellers at Singapore’s Changi Airport mall, which would likely have received increased traffic as a result of the high-speed rail project. Photo: EPA
Malaysia and Singapore on Friday said they would terminate a plan for a multibillion-dollar high-speed rail project after protracted talks failed to break a deadlock over Kuala Lumpur s demands for changes to a blueprint first approved in 2016.
As a result of the cancellation, the Malaysian government of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is liable to pay Singapore a hefty termination fee, reportedly more than S$100 million (US$75 million).
Tun Rahah Mohamed Noah was a source of strength, courage and inspiration for her family and for all Malaysians, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday. - The Star/ANN SINGAPORE, Dec 19 (Bernama): Tun Rahah Mohamed Noah was a source of strength, courage and inspiration for her family and for all Malaysians, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday. She stood resolutely beside her husband, (the late) Tun (Abdul) Razak (Hussein), when he led Malaysia at a critical period in its history, said Lee in his latest update on his Facebook today. She will be remembered for her devotion to country and family, he wrote further in his posting in which he appended a photo of Rahah.