News about Shahril Mokhtar

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): Abdul Yazid Kassim, a former project director of Malakoff Corp Bhd, will take over as the new chief executive officer of Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) on Feb 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 17): Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Sri Shahril Mokhtar will be stepping down from his post at the end of the year to pursue other career options.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) is looking at various ways to reduce the cost of the second line (Line 2), which currently stands at around RM32 billion, said its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar.

  KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) accepts the Pakatan Harapan government’s decision to cancel the MRT Line 3 project, but hopes it will be revived once the country’s finances improve.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) says the refurbishing of its tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has saved up to RM400 million or 15% from what it would cost to purchase new machines for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya line (MRT Line 2).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) expects to kick off construction of the third mass rapid transit line (Line 3) — estimated by analysts to cost around RM40 billion — by as early as the third quarter of year 2019, according to its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): Financing is the key consideration for the Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd concerning the construction of the mass rail transit line 3 (MRT3), where the criteria for its lead contractor have been said to be out of reach of local players.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said it will ensure that the Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) or the Circle Line will be delivered on time and within budget.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): The Malaysian Government extended Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar's (pictured) contract with the company for another two years.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said it is currently undertaking the mechanical and electrical system works of Phase 1 of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK Line or MRT Line 1), which is on track to meet its targeted completion by end-2016.