SINGAPORE (July 3): Malaysia has confirmed that the final cost of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is RM81 billion ($27.3 billion), without including the operating deficit, which currently cannot be determined for now, according to Malaysia’s Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng.

The ECRL is one of several mega projects the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration is reviewing after it came into power following Malaysia’s 14th General Elections.

See: Will review of mega projects harm or help Singapore?

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