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Malaysia-Singapore rail tender deadline postponed
Kyodo News, Published on 19/04/2018
» SINGAPORE: The deadline for bidders to submit their tenders for the development of a high-speed rail line between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur has been postponed by six months due to the complexity of the project, the two governments said Thursday.
Indonesia, Japan firms to bid on Jakarta-Surabaya railway
Published on 19/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said on Friday that only Indonesian and Japanese companies will participate in the tender to build a 725-kilometre railway line between Jakarta and Surabaya.
Malaysia, Singapore push ahead with train projects
Published on 16/01/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with two ambitious rail projects linking the two countries as Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak played down political uncertainty ahead of a general election to be held this year.
Singapore, Malaysia stress 'fair' process for high-speed rail
Published on 20/12/2017
» SINGAPORE: The governments of Singapore and Malaysia stressed on Wednesday that the procurement process for a high-speed rail project linking the wealthy island city state with Kuala Lumpur will be "open, fair and transparent".
Existing line eyed for Jakarta-Surabaya medium-speed train
Published on 13/09/2017
» JAKARTA: Indonesia will most likely use an existing railway line for the planned medium-speed train service between Jakarta and Surabaya, the country's two largest business hubs, targetting the launch of the project in the middle of 2018, according to Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi.
Japan keen on KL-Singapore high-speed train
Published on 16/11/2016
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an appeal to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday over Japan's interest in a proposed high-speed railway line linking Malaysia's biggest city of Kuala Lumpur with Singapore.
Japan makes pitch for high-speed train in Singapore
Published on 22/07/2016
» SINGAPORE - Japan intensified its sales pitch for the shinkansen bullet train in Singapore on Friday, hoping to give it an edge when tendering for the recently agreed Malaysia-Singapore high-speed rail project.
Indonesia's high-speed railway project breaks ground
Published on 21/01/2016
» JAKARTA — Construction of Indonesia's first high-speed railway network, connecting the capital and the West Java provincial capital of Bandung and funded by an Indonesia-China consortium, kicked off on Thursday.
Japan promotes high-speed rail in Malaysia
Published on 06/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii has pitched his country's shinkansen bullet train system in his meeting with Malaysian regulators in Kuala Lumpur.
Jokowi wants quick high-speed rail construction
Published on 14/07/2015
» JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo wants the construction of a high-speed rail system connecting Jakarta and the West Java provincial capital of Bandung to start next month, a cabinet minister said.