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Singapore and Malaysia Terminate High Speed Rail Project
- Delayed rail link was to connect Kuala Lumpur with city-state
- Link would have cut travel time down to about 90 minutes
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A multi-billion-dollar high-speed rail link between Singapore and Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur has been terminated.
The two countries were unable to reach an agreement on the project after Malaysia sought changes because of the pandemic’s economic impact, according to a joint statement Friday. Malaysia will have to compensate Singapore for costs already incurred, the city-state’s transport ministry said in a separate statement.