News about HSR

Transport Minister Anthony Loke, as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has mentioned before, the government welcomes any proposal from the private sector to continue the mega project.

Apart from the two former PMs, the other three defendants named in the suit filed by Mohd Hatta Sanuri, 47, are former minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, former transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong and the government.

In the statement of claim, Mohd Hatta said Mahathir, who was then the seventh PM, had committed tort misfeasance in public office when he decided to postpone the HSR project, causing the government and the Malaysian people to pay compensation of almost RM46 million to the Singapore government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 13): Seamless connectivity is among the major pillars of a country’s economy and Malaysia’s government has not left any stone unturned in ensuring its progress although there have been some hiccups along the way as the country fought to curb the spread of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 20): Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has said Malaysia does not have to wait for Singapore to be involved in the high-speed railway (HSR) project, and mooted the set-up of a private consortium which will be responsible for the entire implementation of the project.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 14): The study on the proposed Kuala Lumpur-Iskandar Puteri High Speed Rail (HSR) project has been done and is set to be submitted to the Cabinet, economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed revealed in a FMT report today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): With the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project being scrapped, it has been reported that a number of projects are being “mooted” for the land in Jurong that was meant for the mega transport system.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The implementation of a Malaysia-only High Speed Rail (HSR) line would have a similar impact on earnings for the Malaysian construction sector as the now-cancelled Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR line.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): A “critical matter” which led to the scrapping of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) was the matter of the AssetsCo, The Edge Malaysia reported in the cover story of its latest issue.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): It has been officially announced that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) is terminated.