Terminating MRCB-George Kent as LRT3 PDP would have cost govt RM4.2b, says Lim
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): The government would have to pay a RM4.
Penang yet to submit DEIA for LRT project
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Penang has yet to submit to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), an approved Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) for the state’s proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, according to transport minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
Singapore welcomes Malaysia’s intentions for HSR discussion
SINGAPORE (August 1): Singapore’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) said that Singapore welcomes Malaysia’s intention to discuss the High-Speed Rail (HSR) project.
UPDATE: Man dies after falling onto LRT tracks
PETALING JAYA (Aug 1): A male passenger has died after allegedly falling onto the light rail transit (LRT) tracks at the Pusat Bandar Puchong LRT station this morning, reported Bernama.
Loke: MRT3 postponed, not scrapped
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): The Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT3) is postponed and not scrapped to reduce government debt, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
Prasarana chief’s tenure may be cut short — sources
KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd president and group chief executive officer (CEO) Masnizam Hisham (pictured) may see her three-year tenure cut short as she is said to be leaving the company amid criticism from lawmakers that it had caused the cost of the light rail transit line 3 (LRT3) project to balloon.
Najib aware of LRT3's exact cost — Guan Eng
KUALA LUMPUR (July 20): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) is well aware that the actual cost to build the 37km Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) is RM32 billion as he had been present at relevant meetings to discuss the project, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng reiterated today.
Tony Pua: Pakatan Harapan has no intention to hide true cost of LRT3
KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): Damansara MP Tony Pua (pictured) said today that the Pakatan Harapan administration has no intention of hiding the true cost of Malaysia's proposed Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) project, when the total cost of the project was renegotiated down to RM16.
Prasarana knows initial RM10b cost estimate for LRT3 ‘inadequate’
KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, which has been blamed by the finance ministry (MoF) recently for poor management which resulted in a jump in the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project cost, said it had known the initial projected RM10 billion cost for the project was “inadequate”.
