News about East Coast Rail Link (ECRL)

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRLSB) and China Communications Construction ECRL Sdn Bhd (CCCC) today said they have not appointed official agents or lobbyists to facilitate the pre-qualification of local contractors for 40 per cent of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) civil work packages.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) has established a dedicated team to promote the development of industrial parks, infrastructure, logistics hub and transit-oriented developments along the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Neither Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) or the government have claimed the savings of RM21.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): The RM44 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is expected to contribute 2.

  PORT KLANG (May 2): The decision to resume the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is expected to provide comfort to the local residents who have been facing traffic congestion and damage to infrastructure due to container lorries plying the roads in the port town for so long.

MELAKA (May 1): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project needs to bring new industries and industrial sector development to the East Coast, which in turn, spurs economic growth that benefits the people, says Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Recent announcements such as the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and Bandar Malaysia projects’ revival will serve as a catalyst that will stimulate the broader equity market, said Bursa Malaysia Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): The revival of mega infrastructure projects such as the East Coast Rail Link and Bandar Malaysia development is a sign that the government is turning its attention towards growing business activity, according to Rakuten Trade.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): The project and asset owner of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, Malaysian Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), has dismissed allegations that China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) will be able to state their claim on assets, minerals or objects of interest during the construction of the 640km railway.

(April 20): Special advisor to the Government Tun Daim Zainuddin wonders whether the Barisan Nasional Cabinet had made a collective decision on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project and whether there was a Cabinet paper on it.