http://www.newgeography.com/category/blog-topics/malaysia The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.newgeography.com/content/005987-malaysia-drop-singapore-kuala-lumpur-high-speed-rail-project <p>Fresh from his recent national election victory, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced that a planned high-speed rail project from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore will be cancelled. Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s largest urban area, with approximately 7.8 million residents, while Singapore has nearly 6 million residents.<!--break--> The Prime Minister told a press conference: “We need to do away with some of the unnecessary projects, for example the high-speed rail, which is going to cost us RM110 billion (S$37 billion) and will not earn us a single cent.”</p> <p>Read more at the <em>Straits Times</em> (Singapore): <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-mahathir-mohamad-to-drop-high-speed-rail-project-with-singapore" title="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-mahathir-mohamad-to-drop-high-speed-rail-project-with-singapore">https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-mahathir-mohamad-t...</a> </p> http://www.newgeography.com/content/005987-malaysia-drop-singapore-kuala-lumpur-high-speed-rail-project#comments high speed rail Malaysia transit Mon, 28 May 2018 18:33:29 -0400 Wendell Cox 5987 at http://www.newgeography.com