KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Republic of Singapore has asked Putrajaya to provide a written response to clarify Malaysia’s position on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project by July 31, Bernama reported The Straits Times saying yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Construction and property stocks have rebounded amid increasing likelihood that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project is only deferred and not cancelled.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will have to be deferred because it will be difficult to reduce the price of the project.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): The fate of the RM110 billion Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project teeters on the outcome of a meeting led by Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali with the island republic by the end of July.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): The Republic of Singapore is still waiting for an official reply from Malaysia about the status of the mega Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): The government wants to renegotiate so that the cost of the controversial East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) can be reduced, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

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JOHOR BAHRU (June 20): Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian said yesterday he wants to meet Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to discuss issues related to the proposed Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) and Pulau Batu Puteh, Bernama reported.

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PETALING JAYA (June 18): A significantly cheaper alternative to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) will cost RM20 billion – or just a fraction of the mega project’s cost, which has been variously cited as from RM60 billion to RM110 billion.