Japan to make all-out bid for KL-S'pore High Speed Rail project

Kuala Lumpur

JAPAN is making an all-out bid to construct the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR), touted as South-east Asia's largest infrastructure project.

In an interview with national news agency Bernama, Japan's ambassador to Malaysia said the Japanese bid would be a comprehensive package based on Japan's technological expertise in its renown bullet train system, the Shinkansen.

The bid will include a total transfer of technology and local vendor development to greatl…