News about HSR

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project is “wide open” to all and both countries will choose the builder based on merit from a tender expected to be opened in December, said MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal (pic), according to a Bloomberg report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): Ho Hup Construction Company Bhd's net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017 (2QFY17) fell 47% year-on-year to RM10.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): Malaysia's MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd and Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) will jointly conduct a second industry briefing this Sept 26, as both government-linked entities prepare to solicit bids for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) assets company (AssetsCo).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): The latest industry briefing on the upcoming development of the 350km-long Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) attracted close to 400 participants from 165 local and international and local entities, which was jointly organised by MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd and Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): The upcoming tender to appoint a privately financed assets company (AssetsCo) for the development of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project may see up to 10 bidding consortiums, said MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd and the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) will jointly conduct an industry briefing next month in preparation for the assets company (AssetsCo) tender for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project.

Construction sector Maintain overweight: We have identified four mega rail projects that will be rolled out over the next two to three years.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd has appointed American multinational engineering firm AECOM for civil reference design works for the high speed rail (HSR) infrastructure, which stretches from the south of Iskandar Puteri Station to the international border of Malaysia and Singapore.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 3): The first tender for the KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project will be called in the final quarter of 2017 for the purpose of setting up an assets company (AssetsCo), said Land Public Transport Commission (Spad) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar.

THE property market in Johor will remain challenging this year and developers will focus on clearing stock and selling products priced below RM700,000.