News about ECRL

PETALING JAYA (June 6): If the government plans to terminate the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, it will have to pay about RM22 billion in compensation and penalty charges, reported The Malaysian Insight.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Ekovest Bhd’s joint-venture (JV) agreement with Samling Resources Sdn Bhd to jointly undertake the development and upgrading of the Pan Borneo Highway (pictured) in the state of Sarawak — Phase 1 for work package contract WPC-02 (Semantan to Sg Moyan Bridge and KSR Interchanges) — with a total contract value of RM2.

PETALING JAYA (June 4): Contracts with China and Singapore that are being reviewed will be handled via diplomatic channels, says Tun Daim Zainuddin (pictured).

PETALING JAYA (June 2): The cost of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) – which is one of several mega projects being reviewed by the Pakatan Harapan government – has been inflated, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 30): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's move to scrap the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) mega project came as a surprise to many and the fact that he did not consult the cabinet has raised concern, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 27): There have been no changes made to the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) mega project so far, according to China’s ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian “As far as I know, there are no changes in ECRL project," Bernama reported him telling the media after visiting the second cub of the panda couple, Xing Xing and Liang Liang at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre of the National Zoo here yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (May 26): The government will find out how it can reduce the amount of money it has to pay to Singapore if it needs to drop the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): The negative sentiments surrounding the impending review of billion ringgit worth of mega-infrastructure projects, some of which are at risk of being scrapped, is expected to bog down the construction sector during the first 100 days of the new Pakatan Harapan-led government’s reform agenda, according to CIMB Investment Bank Bhd Research.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): The new Pakatan Harapan government will review mega projects which have been approved by the previous Barisan Nasional administration, said newly-minted economic affairs minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project will have a price tag beyond the RM55 billion announced by the Barisan Nasional government previously, said the Council of Eminent Persons.