News about HSR

INTEREST in the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project is growing even as the two governments iron out the details.

KUALA LUMPUR: Both the Malaysian and Singaporean governments have come to a consensus on the alignment of the 330km high-speed rail (HSR) linking Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, and have decided on two services, one being a direct service linking Kuala Lumpur to the island republic, and another with transit stops in between.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Debt laden 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) may soon be closing its final deal on the 60% stake of Bandar Malaysia’s project to remove its debt burden, according to a news report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 25): Malaysia's and Singapore's land-transport regulators said they received 98 submissions in response to the request-for-information exercise for the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project.

With a slew of mega projects scheduled to transform the Kuala Lumpur skyline, the capital city will soon be in a construction boom.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): The race to pick up a 60% stake in 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) prized project Bandar Malaysia is down to two bidders, one of which is said to be a consortium led by a China-based company in a tie-up with tycoon Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo and several other local developers.

(Graphic by Land Transport Authority) SINGAPORE (May 12): The Singapore government yesterday announced that it had earmarked the current site of Jurong Country Club (JCC) for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) terminus.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): Some experts say the future High-Speed Rail (HSR) link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore is not designed for daily commuting purposes, the Straits Times (ST) reported.

PETALING JAYA: Singapore and Malaysia have decided to postpone the 2020 deadline for the completion of a high-speed rail (HSR) link between the city state and Kuala Lumpur, said their prime ministers on May 5, reported The Edge Financial Daily citing a Reuters report.