News about speed

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): Singapore could not accept Malaysia’s proposal to remove the systems supplier and network operator of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, says Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung, according to The Straits Times.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): The government's move to replace the cancelled Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project (KL-Singapore HSR) with the Kuala Lumpur-Johor Baru HSR (KL-JB HSR) will still be positive for the construction sector, say analysts.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 1): Malaysia and Singapore have decided to terminate the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project as both countries could not reach an agreement on several changes that the Malaysian government proposed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 3): Shares in property and construction counters surged today in an apparent reaction to the progression of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project amid talks between Malaysia and Singapore leaders about the megaproject with details expected to be announced this month.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Bina Puri Holdings Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary Bina Puri Sdn Bhd (BPSB) via a joint venture (JV) company has secured a 7.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): CGS-CIMB Research said the conclusion of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rail Transit System (JB-Singapore RTS) bilateral agreement in end-July may be a prelude to a likely favourable outcome at the KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail's (HSR) end-2020 review deadline.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): The KL-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project will be revived soon, The Edge Malaysia reported over the weekend.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): A spike in bandwidth usage has caused 4G download speeds to drop by a third during the second week of the Movement Control Order (MCO), revealed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

SINGAPORE (Feb 12): The KL-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) project, which was suspended, following a change in the Malaysian government nearly two years ago, might be revived in the short term, instead of suffering from outright cancellation, says Fitch Solutions Marco Research in a Feb 12 note.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) — which is anticipated to have a civil works subcontract value of RM9 billion to RM11 billion — is likely to be the only source of immediate new order book for contractors in the upcoming Budget 2020 despite timing risks for new contract awards, says CGS-CIMB Research.