Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad

(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.

(Feb 19): Malaysia is making progress in talks with China to revive a high-speed rail project that Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s government said it would cancel, according to Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): The government’s goal of building one million affordable and low-cost houses within 10 years is a realistic plan and not just a populist promise, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

(Sept 13): Malaysia is paring expectations for how much funds it can recoup from 1MDB, with Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng saying the country would be “very lucky” to get back just half.

SINGAPORE (Sept 5): Inaccurate information about the Forest City project in Malaysian media reports have caused a misunderstanding among parties, according to Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian.

(Aug 27): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday declared that foreigners will not be granted visas to live in the giant Forest City real estate project on the country’s southern tip, a major threat to the marketing strategy for the develop

(Aug 21): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday that the Chinese-funded US$20 billion ($27.4 billion) East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project and a natural gas pipeline project in Sabah will be cancelled for now, according to media reports

SINGAPORE (July 26): Malaysia’s strategic investment fund, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, saw a major shake-up this morning, after all nine of its board members tendered their resignation, including managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar.

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