PM Lee and Najib: HSR tender process will be fair

Many countries have offered to share their experience and expertise regarding the project, says PM Najib Razak

Lee U-Wen

Published Tue, Jul 19, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Putrajaya, Malaysia

EVEN before the first international tenders are called for the high-speed rail (HSR) linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the level of interest from other countries has already gone through the roof.

The likes of China, Japan, South Korea, France, Spain and Germany have all expressed their desire to bid for the 350km project, which aims to slash travel time between Jurong East in Singapore and the Malaysian capital to just 90 minutes.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who met in Putrajaya on Tuesday and witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to move forward on the HSR, noted that the project is receiving a "great amount…