ECRL discussions ongoing, hope for price reduction
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Discussions on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is still ongoing and details will be revealed soon, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
PM hopes to have a decision on ECRL as soon as possible
PUTRAJAYA (Feb 2): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated today that negotiations on the fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project are ongoing.
Dr M on ECRL: Be patient and wait for Guan Eng’s statement
PUTRAJAYA (Jan 29): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged the public to be patient with the government’s decision over the fate of the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, and wait for the official statement from Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
None the wiser over ECRL poser
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): With slowing economic growth and mounting concern over RM1 trillion worth of public debts, conflicting statements over the weekend from two top Malaysian ministers over the fate of the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project have, worryingly, highlighted that there could be too many cooks in the proverbial kitchen of Malaysia’s financial and economic affairs.
Govt can claim RM10b from cancelled ECRL project, negotiations still ongoing, says Guan Eng
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): The Malaysian government could claim back the RM10.
ECRL retrenched mostly unskilled workers, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): The bulk of the about 1,000 workers involved in work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project recently retrenched comprise unskilled daily paid labour, an industry source familiar with the matter told The Star.
Almost half of 2,000 ECRL staff laid off, mostly Malaysians, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): As the fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project hangs in the balance, reports are now coming in that there have been significant retrenchments of local workers.
MoF unit sounds warning on ECRL lay-offs
KUALA LUMPUR: A ministry of finance (MoF) unit has cautioned China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL), the main contractor of the suspended East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, against its rapid lay-offs following the suspension.
Lafarge’s RM270m cement contract for ECRL project suspended
KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): Lafarge Malaysia Bhd’s RM270 million cement supply contract for the proposed East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has been suspended by China Communications Construction Sdn Bhd, following the suspension of the ECRL project pending a government review.
CCCC begins local lay-offs after ECRL suspension order
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd has begun laying off Malaysian staff less than a week after the finance ministry ordered the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project suspended.
