Malaysia to axe HSR

PETALING JAYA (May 28): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has confirmed that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high speed-rail (HSR) will be cancelled, with the penalty likely to be around RM500 million, the prime minister told reporters today after a Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia meeting.

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UN-Habitat and Think City join hands to enrich cities in Malaysia and the world

PETALING JAYA (May 28): UN-Habitat has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in London with Think City for a strategic partnership to advocate and promote the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), specifically SDG 11, which aims to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

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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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No more car clamping for now, says KL mayor

PETALING JAYA (May 26): Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz (pictured) has agreed to cease clamping cars immediately before a meeting with Kuala Lumpur MPs on May 30, reported The Star.

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Jack Ma to meet Tun M on DFTZ project

PETALING JAYA (May 25): Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma (pictured) will be in Malaysia to meet  Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad “soon”, reported local Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau.

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