KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): Malaysia Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is evaluating the proposal to build a Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (KL-Singapore HSR) station at the Forest City development on a reclaimed island in the Straits of Johor. Forest City is a joint venture between China-based property developer Country Garden, the Johor state government and Sultan of Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today Malaysia looks forward to commence the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project by next year to enable operations to start in 2026.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 13): Hong Kong-listed property developer Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd is courting the government to build a high-speed rail (HSR) station in its Forest City development in Johor, New Straits Times (NST) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): Engineering and metering company George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd rose 1.55% in the morning trading session today following its partnership with Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, and Siemens Pte Ltd, Singapore, for the Kuala Lumpur to Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) tender.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd is partnering Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, and Siemens Pte Ltd, Singapore, for the Kuala Lumpur to Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) tender.

SINGAPORE (Oct 5): A proposed law to support the building and running of two future rail links between Singapore and Malaysia, including the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR), was brought to Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday, according to The Straits Times.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): Malaysia and Singapore said every bid under the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) assets company (AssetsCo) tender will be assessed on its own merits and there will not be any requirement for local partners.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) are inviting companies specialising in ticketing and fare collections to share their latest technologies and developments that could be best suited in developing a “robust approach” for the upcoming Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project.

Mohd Nur Ismal was also reported as saying that it was not true when some countries claimed the project is already in the bag.