PM hopes to have a decision on ECRL as soon as possible
PUTRAJAYA (Feb 2): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated today that negotiations on the fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project are ongoing.
Dr M on ECRL: Be patient and wait for Guan Eng’s statement
PUTRAJAYA (Jan 29): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged the public to be patient with the government’s decision over the fate of the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, and wait for the official statement from Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
None the wiser over ECRL poser
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): With slowing economic growth and mounting concern over RM1 trillion worth of public debts, conflicting statements over the weekend from two top Malaysian ministers over the fate of the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project have, worryingly, highlighted that there could be too many cooks in the proverbial kitchen of Malaysia’s financial and economic affairs.
WCT and Chinese partner to jointly develop first residential project in TRX worth RM1.1b
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): WCT Holdings Bhd, which is substantially owned by Tan Sri Desmond Lim of the Pavilion group with a 19.
Najib says Malaysia will not get back RM10bil from ECRL cancellation
PETALING JAYA (Oct 23): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has refuted Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's claim that Malaysia will get back RM10.
Govt can claim RM10b from cancelled ECRL project, negotiations still ongoing, says Guan Eng
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): The Malaysian government could claim back the RM10.
ECRL Chinese contractor confident project will restart
PETALING JAYA (Sept 5): China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC), the contractor of the suspended East Coast Rail Link, is confident that the project – which was called off last month – will be restarted thanks to bilateral talks between China and Malaysia, reported South China Morning Post.
Report of shock over ECRL scrapping
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 22): From normal workers to top officials, those involved in the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) are still in shock over the scrapping of the mega project.
ECRL contractor confirms staff layoffs
PETALING JAYA (July 23): China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) has confirmed that it is rationalising its staff count following the suspension of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), without stating the number of employees cut.
ECRL retrenched mostly unskilled workers, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): The bulk of the about 1,000 workers involved in work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega project recently retrenched comprise unskilled daily paid labour, an industry source familiar with the matter told The Star.
