China ambassador sees no changes on ECRL so far

KUALA LUMPUR (May 27): There have been no changes made to the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) mega project so far, according to China’s ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian “As far as I know, there are no changes in ECRL project," Bernama reported him telling the media after visiting the second cub of the panda couple, Xing Xing and Liang Liang at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre of the National Zoo here yesterday.

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‘Business as usual for ECRL’

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): While the Council of Eminent Persons, set up under the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government, met heads of infrastructure projects yesterday, it is “business as usual” for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, a project spokesman told reporters.

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Tax relief granted to mega public projects since 1980s

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Various tax reliefs have been commonly accorded to mega public infrastructure developments as a government incentive since the 1980s, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department asserted yesterday, following the brouhaha over the granting of goods and services tax (GST) relief for the procurement of materials and services related to the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.

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Construction of ECRL slightly ahead of schedule

KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The construction of the high-impact East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) in Kelantan is progressing slightly ahead of schedule according to Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), which is optimistic about the economic spin-offs the connection will bring to the region.

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East-coast’s GDP expected to rise 1.5% with ECRL

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): The construction of the high-impact East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) in Kelantan is progressing slightly ahead of schedule, according to Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) which is optimistic of the economic spin-offs that the connection will bring to the region.

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Only 30% of ERCL workers will be foreigners, says project owner

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), the owner of the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project, says only 30% of the total workers involved in the RM60 billion project will be foreigners from China and other Asian countries, allaying concerns that the project is mostly run by the Chinese.

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'ECRL making remarkable progress in just 13 months'

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) says that the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is making remarkable progress since its launch in just 13 months given the excellent cooperation between both state and federal agencies.

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