KUCHING: The Sarawak government has not been officially informed of a proposal made by a Brunei-based company to start a high-speed rail network that would pass several destinations in the state.
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said except by knowing about the plan from media reports that he read recently, the Sarawak government had yet to be approached by the proponent of the project."It's probably a private sector proposal that doesn't involve the government because if we were to build the Kalimantan-Borneo railway, there must be an agreement between Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei," he said.
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“Even though there has been no official discussion at government level about it, at the Asean level, there is an Asean Railway SubWorking Group which discusses matters related to railway connectivity within Asean so this matter may be raised in the future,” he said, quoted by the newspaperThe proposal by Brunei-based Brunergy Utama Sdn Bhd to start a high-speed rail network in Borneo had caught media attention recently as the plan aimed to shorten travelling time between Brunei, Sarawak,...
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