Review of contracts to be handled via diplomatic channels, says Daim
PETALING JAYA (June 4): Contracts with China and Singapore that are being reviewed will be handled via diplomatic channels, says Tun Daim Zainuddin (pictured).
Even sans HSR, Bandar Malaysia retains its allure
PETALING JAYA (June 2): The 486-acre Bandar Malaysia development in Sungai Besi, which was to house the terminus of the recently-stopped Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) line, is still attractive thanks to its strategic location and two future mass rapid transit (MRT) stations coming up there, reported The Edge weekly.
Cancellation of HSR should have followed due process, says NGO
KUALA LUMPUR (June 2): There are some in Malaysia who feel that the halting of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) mega project should have been made only after the Cabinet had decided on the matter.
Finance minister: HSR can be 'so much cheaper'
PETALING JAYA (June 2): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) can be “so much cheaper”, said newly sworn-in Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
Iskandar Malaysia’s property market could take a hit
With the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) aborted, Singapore’s Jurong Lake District could lose some of its shine.
Singapore seeks clarification on HSR project
SINGAPORE (June 1): Singapore has requested the Malaysian government to clarify its position on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, Bernama reported Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan as saying.
M'sian govt must 'pay price' for axing infra project deals, says China daily
PETALING JAYA (June 1): The Malaysian government must pay compensation if it decides to cancel its infrastructure projects involving Chinese funding and contractors, warned Chinese daily Global Times.
UEM Sunrise to reconsider plans for Gerbang Nusajaya
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): UEM Sunrise Bhd, which had in January engaged London-based Atkins as the master planner for Gerbang Nusajaya’s transit-oriented development (TOD) plot, will reconsider its plan following the government’s decision to scrap the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project.
Signing of documents between MRCB-Gamuda and MyHSR cancelled
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): The signing of documents between the MRCB-Gamuda consortium and MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd scheduled for today will not take place following the cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project.
HSR axing impact on Iskandar Puteri minimal
PETALING JAYA (May 31): The cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project will only have a light impact on Iskandar Puteri’s property market in the medium part, as it is only a positive point to upcoming projects in the region.
