SINGAPORE: Singapore's Ministry of Transport said it has not received any official notification from Malaysia regarding the dropping of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project. This comes in response to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announcing in a press conference on Monday that Malaysia would pull out of the deal with Singapore. Asked about this, a spokesman from Singapore's MOT said it is still awaiting "official communication from Malaysia". "We had agreed to proceed with the HSR project based on mutual benefits and obligations set out in the HSR bilateral agreement," the spokesman added. If Malaysia scraps the HSR project, it is liable to pay Singapore a compensation, the amount of which is unclear.

Source: The Star May 28, 2018 15:33 UTC