PUTRAJAYA: The government has officially slammed the brakes on two major transportation mega projects - the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR), as well as the third Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT3) line project. Another mega project, the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL), is still being studied, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking to the media after chairing a Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya on Wednesday, Dr Mahathir said the decision behind Malaysia’s withdrawal from the HSR deal was due to the project’s high cost. Meanwhile, Dr Mahathir also announced that the government would be ditching the MRT3 project, which he said would cost up to RM40 billion to construct. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad addresses the media after chairing the Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya.

Source: New Strait Times May 30, 2018 07:18 UTC