News about ecrl

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.

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.

PETALING JAYA (April 11): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pictured) said the East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) demonstrates the government determination to introduce major changes in Kelantan and the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia.

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.

PETALING JAYA (April 4): The people will reject Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s promise to stop the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project if the opposition coalition wins the 14th general elections, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pictured).

Construction sector Maintain overweight: High-beta construction stocks were among the least favoured in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), with the Kuala Lumpur Construction Index falling 9% year to date (YTD), weighed down by global stock market selldown.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The country’s economic progress, especially in the east coast, would be dampened if the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is scrapped.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): The ambitious the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) may not see the light of day if the Pakatan Harapan takes power in Putrajaya.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Lafarge Malaysia Bhd will be supplying RM270 million worth of cement for all eight packages of work for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): T7 Global Bhd has entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Terengganu state-linked corporation Eastern Pacific Industrial Corp Bhd (Epic) and CMC Engineering Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned bumiputera company, to form a consortium to undertake the construction of the RM60 billion East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project’s Terengganu parcel.