GOMBAK: The Government is looking at the possible economic implications if it were to cancel the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) and East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) mega-projects. Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali said the Government needed to consider all factors involved, including an earlier contractual agreement between the two nations for the HSR. He also highlighted the importance having talks with Singapore first to discuss how the project can be reviewed. Azmin said the Government also needed to study the full impact of the project. "This mid-term review will be slightly different to show the achievements of the 11th Malaysia Plan over the last two years.

Source: thestar May 27, 2018 14:10 UTC