KL-SG High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR)

The king has been a longtime backer of the rail link, which Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government revived last year.

The seven local and international consortia comprise 31 firms that represent the full spectrum of the KL-SG HSR project.

Malaysia’s MyHSR Corp is requesting for the private sector to submit proposals to develop and operate the HSR in an RFI exercise.

This is in line with previous media reports that the railway project will proceed without Singapore.

Quoteworthy: In today’s world of social media, fear, uncertainty and panic spread a lot faster on social media than the truth, which is boring and nobody wants to share. — Minister Lawrence Wong, co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Taskforce on Covid-19,

(Apr 9): The leaders of neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia agreed Tuesday to amicably resolve a long-running dispute over water that has stoked tensions for decades.

SINGAPORE (July 18): Malaysia will soon have a discussion with Singapore regarding the high-speed rail (HSR) project, according to Malaysia’s Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali.

SINGAPORE (July 10): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia has not given Singapore a full notice on the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR), as this decision requires the government to be mindful of the country’s resources

SINGAPORE (July 9): Since the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government came into power in Malaysia, it vowed to review all the mega projects that the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government has undertaken.