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What derailed the Singapore-Malaysia high-speed link, and where now for neighbours’ troubled relationship? Tashny Sukumaran in Kuala Lumpur A disagreement between Malaysia and Singapore over an assets company to operate a high-speed rail link between the two countries resulted in the project being abandoned. Photo: Reuters
For many observers, the 2016 bilateral agreement between Malaysia and Singapore to construct a high-speed rail (HSR) link was a seminal moment in the neighbours history.
The pact was a capstone of sorts to the energetic efforts of Singapore s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his then-counterpart, Najib Razak, to overcome an acrimonious past that included disputes over everything from water supply to outcrops in the sea, airspace, and land that belonged to Malaysia before Singapore split off to become an independent nation.
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Commuters wait for a transport to leave the Woodlands Causeway across to Singapore from Johor March 17, 2020. Reuters pic
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SINGAPORE, Dec 11 “Please help us by complying with the SOP.” This is the appeal of
Anak Malaysia in Singapore to fellow Malaysians back home, as they have been affected also by the surge in Covid-19 cases in Malaysia the last two months.
The spike in Malaysia has resulted in Singapore tightening its cross-border measures again, starting with travellers from Sabah in October and then from all over Malaysia from late November.