News about East Coast Rail Link

KUANTAN (Nov 19): The state government has started the process of acquiring land for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in the state on Oct 30, after it was postponed on July 3, the Pahang state legislative assembly was told today.

PORT KLANG (Oct 23): Alignment for the proposed 640km East Coast Rail Link's (ECRL) section C, which links Mentakab in Pahang to Port Klang in Selangor, has been finalised.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): AmInvestment Bank Bhd has maintained its "underweight" call on Gamuda Bhd at RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Malaysia's real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 4.

IPOH (Oct 11): The Transport Ministry has allocated a gross development value (GDV) of up to RM5 billion for the Ipoh Train Station Integrated Development project which was launched at the train station yesterday.

Construction sector Maintain neutral: We expect the upcoming Budget 2020 announcement on Oct 11 to prioritise public transport projects but limited to those already awarded, revised and approved: Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3), Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 (MRT2) and East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Malaysia should focus on the economic impact of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project rather than seek a review of the project, said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project can be one of the test cases for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), especially in terms of financing and long term risk mitigation, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Dr Ong Kian Ming said today.

KOTA BHARU (Sept 25): Kelantan appreciates and welcomes the effort and stand of the federal government which has decided to continue the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 25): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's concern about putting Malaysia's "national considerations at stake" is valid, but the cancellation of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) can still be done through proper negotiations without affecting bilateral relations with China, said prominent economist Professor Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram.