ECRL may still go on after all – report

PETALING JAYA (Jan 22): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) may still continue after all, as Malaysia is still in negotiations with China over the project, a Malay Mail report quoted former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin as saying.

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Ong Kian Ming: M'sia strongly committed to attracting FDI from China

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): Malaysia is strongly committed to attracting high quality and sustainable foreign direct investments (FDI) from Chinese companies as they continue to demonstrate confidence in the Malaysian economy under the new government, Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming said today.

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EPCC contract with CCCC for ECRL project terminated, says source

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): The government has terminated the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract awarded to China contractor China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) for the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, a source told theedgemarkets.

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Najib, China reject 1MDB bailout offer claim

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Chinese officials have denied a news report claiming that Beijing had in 2016 offered to help bail out 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) in exchange for lucrative contracts.

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Envisioning future homes on planet Mars

We have watched many science fiction movies inspired by the planet Mars such as The Martian, Interstellar, Red Planet and Mission to Mars and in reality, earthlings are getting themselves closer to making it possible to even live there, one day.

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