"/>
Malaysia says to negotiate HSR deferment with Singapore
Source: Xinhua   2018-07-19 17:05:58

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that his government will negotiate the deferment of a high-speed rail (HSR) project with the Singaporean government.

Mahathir, citing high cost and low usage, canceled the project in May; the Singaporean side said they were never officially informed of the decision.

Referring to the project of the HSR linking Malaysia with Singapore, Mahathir told reporters in parliament that "the problem is that if we discard the agreement, we need to pay a high compensation."

He had previously said Malaysia has to pay a penalty of around 500 million ringgit (123.1 million U.S. dollars) to Singapore for the cancellation.

"We cannot say that we will never build the high speed rail, but at the moment, when we look at the financial situation of the country, we think we cannot go ahead with it," he said on Thursday.

The governments of Malaysia and Singapore signed a legally- binding pact on the project in 2016. Both sides called for tender last year.

The HSR project would cut travel time between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to 90 minutes once in operation.

Editor: Xiang Bo
Related News
Xinhuanet

Malaysia says to negotiate HSR deferment with Singapore

Source: Xinhua 2018-07-19 17:05:58
[Editor: huaxia]

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that his government will negotiate the deferment of a high-speed rail (HSR) project with the Singaporean government.

Mahathir, citing high cost and low usage, canceled the project in May; the Singaporean side said they were never officially informed of the decision.

Referring to the project of the HSR linking Malaysia with Singapore, Mahathir told reporters in parliament that "the problem is that if we discard the agreement, we need to pay a high compensation."

He had previously said Malaysia has to pay a penalty of around 500 million ringgit (123.1 million U.S. dollars) to Singapore for the cancellation.

"We cannot say that we will never build the high speed rail, but at the moment, when we look at the financial situation of the country, we think we cannot go ahead with it," he said on Thursday.

The governments of Malaysia and Singapore signed a legally- binding pact on the project in 2016. Both sides called for tender last year.

The HSR project would cut travel time between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to 90 minutes once in operation.

[Editor: huaxia]
010020070750000000000000011100001373356101
国产无码在线观看免费在线,37pao国产成视频,日韩一区二区视频在线,国产国产人免费人成免费视频麻豆
中文字幕久久久久久久免费 | 在线看片免费人成视久网 | 青青青欧美视频在线观看 | 日韩精品福利性爱 | 午夜福利久久久久 | 香港三级日本三级少妇三级 |