Sultan of Johor briefed on progress of RTS project 30 Dec 2020 / 23:33 H.
JOHOR BAHRU: The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar (
pix) today granted an audience to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong and Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Mohd Hashim at Istana Flintstones, near Mersing.
According to a post in the Sultan of Johor’s Facebook, Wee and Mohd Zarif presented the latest report on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) project to His Majesty. During the meeting, the Sultan also expressed some views on the progress of the project to Wee and Mohd Zarif.
Rail problem with HSR project
The line will now end in Johor instead of Singapore The line will now end in Johor instead of Singapore.
PETALING JAYA: Another new development has added to the already numerous controversies surrounding the High-Speed Rail (HSR) project between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
Reports have emerged that the line will now end in Johor rather than Singapore and, according to a report in the news portal The Malaysian Insight, Malaysia is prepared to pay up to RM300 million in compensation for abandoning its southern neighbour.
As expected, some have raised questions about the rationale for scaling down the project but others seem unperturbed by the change, preferring to see the benefits rather than the drawbacks.