News about HSR

“If the response is positive, we will move on to the second phase with the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage to obtain detailed proposals from the selected consortia.

Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) head of equity research Wong Chew Hann: In the private sector, you go into business because you want to make money.

In a report on Friday, Japanese agency Kyodo News, citing sources, said the companies, including East Japan Railway Co, had hoped to utilise Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system in the project but they have decided it will be too risky without the Malaysian government's financial support.

Judicial Commissioner (JC) Roz Mawar Rozain observed this while presiding over the defendants’ application to strike out the suit by Mohd Hatta Sanuri against former prime ministers Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, and several others over the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (KL-SG HSR)’s cancellation two years ago.

“More than 60% of the companies have requested for an extension of time as they required more time to form consortiums with potential partners and explore financial options, among others.

As of now, the Malaysian government has not initiated any discussions regarding the HSR with the Singapore government, even during the recent two-day Malaysia-Singapore Leaders' Retreat, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

The counter has risen more than 231% this year, on sentiment play amid an inflow of positive news for projects in Johor, in particular near the Iskandar region, where UEM Sunrise’s portfolio is mostly located.

So far, almost 30 firms have submitted a request to purchase the RFI documents, while the project will be via a design-finance-build-operate transfer (DFBOT) model with the asset to be handed over after the concession period.

On Tuesday, BLand said Tun Aminah holds a 30% stake in Berjaya Rail, which is actively participating in the request for information exercise by MyHSR Corp for the revilatised Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project.

CGS-CIMB said cement industry's prospects will look brighter post the fourth quarter of calendar year 2023 once there is clarity on the MRT3, Bayan Lepas Light Rail Transit and HSR, which have a combined value of circa RM90 billion.