High-speed rail project postponed, not scrapped, says Dr Mahathir

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 12 Jun 2018 9:47AM · 1 Comments

A showcase of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail project in October last year. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has since announced that the project has been delayed. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 12, 2018.

PRIME Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said he is merely postponing the high-speed rail (HSR) project with Singapore, softening his earlier intention to scrap the deal entirely.

Dr Mahathir told Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review that Malaysia would benefit greatly from such a project.

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  • OF COURSE NOW JAPAN WILL GET THE NEW HSR PROJECT, WITH THEIR EXCELLENT SAFETY RECORD SINCE 1964..I APPROVE JAPAN TO DO IT!,

    Posted 4 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA