News about MRT

KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): An LRT train on the Ampang/Sri Petaling Line derailed this morning while passing through a track switch area near the Chan Sow Lin station.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 26): Lingkaran Cekap Sdn Bhd (LCSB), the authorised operator of the Genting Highlands road network, will implement road charges in two phases, effective May 28 and June 28, 2026.

PETALING JAYA (May 22): The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has defended the use of a single-source Request for Proposal (RFP) mechanism for the procurement of the RM7.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): The long-awaited contract for the development of a rapid transit system in Johor Bahru will be awarded to the MMC Corp Bhd-DOM Industries Sdn Bhd consortium, say sources privy to the bidding.

PETALING JAYA (April 7): TA Global Bhd has completed an RM18 million elevated pedestrian bridge linking the Sri Damansara Sentral MRT station to its Damansara Avenue development.

This article appeared in the March 12, 2026 issue of the monthly print edition.

PETALING JAYA (March 18): Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corp (Sidec) has announced the establishment of Fitipower Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Fitipower Malaysia), marking another step in strengthening Selangor’s semiconductor ecosystem.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Malaysia has appointed eight local and foreign banks to manage East Coast Rail Link’s renminbi loan exposure as the project nears completion.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Malaysia’s flagship East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a major rail project designed to connect the country’s less-developed east coast states with the Klang Valley economic hub, entered into its testing and commissioning phase following the completion of track construction and key system installations.

GEORGE TOWN (March 17): The Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project has not experienced any delays as claimed, even though the contract bidding process for Package 2 has not yet been implemented.