KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to delay finalising an agreement on a US$736 million (RM3.1 billion) train project connecting Malaysia’s southern state of Johor with the city-state to the end of July, their transport ministries said on Saturday. The countries agreed to...
File photo of Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, March 9, 2020. — Bernama pic
The countries agreed to extend the deadline for three months to July 31 after talks on the scheme, known as the Rapid Transit System Link, were hit by curbs on movement to stem the coronavirus, Malaysia’s Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said in a statement. The RTS Link project was suspended last year after Malaysia’s then-government, which came into power in 2018, pledged to tighten finances and review major deals.
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