News about Kuala Lumpur-Singapore

PETALING JAYA (June 19): A cheaper alternative to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project may turn out to be penny wise, pound foolish, as it may cost more in terms of time and effort – and possibly leave Malaysia and Singapore out of a future regional HSR loop, warned analysts.

PETALING JAYA (June 18): A significantly cheaper alternative to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) will cost RM20 billion – or just a fraction of the mega project’s cost, which has been variously cited as from RM60 billion to RM110 billion.

PETALING JAYA (June 14): Johor opposition leader Datuk Hasni Mohammad has hailed Pakatan Harapan administration’s decision to postpone the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) instead of cancelling it outright.

PETALING JAYA (May 31): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has fired back at former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, saying that an investment of up to RM100 billion to create 100,000 jobs is “not very efficient”.

PETALING JAYA (May 30): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has challenged former Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan to back up his claims that the cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) will result in economic losses of RM209 billion.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 5): Following an open tender exercise launched in November last year, MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd has awarded the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) contract for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) project to ERE Consulting Group Sdn Bhd.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): A consortium led by China Railway Corp (CRC) including at least eight companies such as China Communications Construction Co Ltd, China Investment Corp and the Export-Import Bank of China intends to submit a proposal for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail project, Caixin reported.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 26): China Railway Corporation, the republic’s railway operator, will collaborate with China Railway Group Ltd, China Railway Construction Corp Ltd, China Communications Construction, CRRC Corp Ltd and other firms to bid for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) project.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project is “wide open” to all and both countries will choose the builder based on merit from a tender expected to be opened in December, said MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal (pic), according to a Bloomberg report.

Construction sector Maintain overweight: Domestic contract awards to listed contractors in the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17) amounted to RM4.