News about ECRL

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has met with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir this morning and Prime Minister has suggested not to make any statement on the ECRL project status until further notice.

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.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): In light of the “not being on the same wavelength” saga between Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng over the status of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), former big wigs in the government are taking the opportunity to make some jokes at the expense of the two.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng was shocked by Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali’s announcement about the scrapping of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, reported The New Straits Times (NST) today.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 25): The cabinet has decided to terminate China contractor China Communications Construction Co Ltd’s (CCCC) contract to build the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, according to Sin Chew Daily in its evening edition yesterday.

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BATU GAJAH (Jan 3): Both the Malaysian and Chinese governments have not decided on the fate of the suspended RM81 billion 688-km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) as they are waiting for a report from the project owner Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd and main contractor China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 2): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project may be downsized, provided that China agree to do so.

  The MRT Circle line (Line 3), The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Trans Sabah Gas Pipeline (TSGP), KL-Singapore High Speed Rail and the Sistem Kawalan Imigresen Nasional (SKIN).