News about Kuala Lumpur-Singapore

"The distinction between the roles of the court and the government is at the heart of the constitutional balance.

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.

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.

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): Singapore could not accept Malaysia’s proposal to remove the systems supplier and network operator of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, says Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung, according to The Straits Times.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 1): Malaysia and Singapore have decided to terminate the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project as both countries could not reach an agreement on several changes that the Malaysian government proposed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Shares in property and construction counters surged today in an apparent reaction to the progression of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project amid talks between Malaysia and Singapore leaders about the megaproject with details expected to be announced this month.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian project delivery vehicle of Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (KL-Singapore HSR) project, yesterday called for a tender to appoint a commercial advisory consultant (CAC) for the project review exercise.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 5): Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to delay the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) until May 31, 2020 , inking legal documents to amend the initial HSR Bilateral Agreement to that effect, reported The Malaysian Insight.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 5): Malaysia's Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Azmin Ali and Singapore's Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan will sign a side letter that amends the original  Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) today, reported The Malaysian Insight.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 3): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) will be postponed indefinitely and Malaysia will not be required to pay Singapore compensation during the period, said Minister of Economic Affairs Datuk Seri Azmin Ali.