"We are renegotiating the terms," Mahathir told the financial newspaper The Edge. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad questions the need for the East Coast Rail Link project, adding that the terms are very damaging to Malaysia’s economy. Dr Mahathir also questioned the need for the project in the first place. "He (former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak) knew very well that the ECRL, for example, is not something we could afford. "It is not going to serve any purpose, it is not going to give us any returns," said Mahathir.

Source: New Strait Times May 26, 2018 18:00 UTC