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PETALING JAYA (June 2): The cost of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) – which is one of several mega projects being reviewed by the Pakatan Harapan government – has been inflated, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

With the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) aborted, Singapore’s Jurong Lake District could lose some of its shine.

PETALING JAYA (June 1):  Sarawakian tycoon Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing will submit a fresh proposal for the RM30 billion Langkawi New City project to the Kedah state government, reported Bernama.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): The Ministry of Transport has indicated the government intends to proceed with the four-km Rapid Transit System (RTS) that connects Johor Bharu and Woodlands in Singapore.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): Tropicana Corp Bhd's independent and non-executive chairman Tan Sri Othman Abd Razak has resigned from his position after a little less than 10 months on the job, citing personal commitment.

  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.

PETALING JAYA (June 1): The Penang government is waiting for the federal government to decide on whether to review the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) project.

PETALING JAYA (June 1): Malaysia Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government will respect the terms of contracts inked by the previous administration in relation to mega projects in the country.

SANDAKAN (June 1): The family staying in a seven-room house in the coastal Sim Sim Water Village managed to escape unhurt when the house collapsed into the sea early today.

  KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) accepts the Pakatan Harapan government’s decision to cancel the MRT Line 3 project, but hopes it will be revived once the country’s finances improve.