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The HSR project - a complex jigsaw puzzle

Getting the high-speed rail up and running entails getting the involved entities to gel, sorting out profitability and land acquisition issues - and politics.

Published Thu, Feb 2, 2017 · 09:50 PM

THE signing of the bilateral agreement for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) last Dec 13 marked a significant milestone in the development of the project, with discussions having begun more than three years ago between the governments of Singapore and Malaysia.

While the terms of the project have been cemented in the bilateral agreement, the actual execution of the project has only just begun, and the process would certainly not be without challenges, the key ones among which are highlighted below:

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