KL, Singapore agree to defer High-Speed Rail project; both parties to discuss terms
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Kuala Lumpur
SINGAPORE and Malaysia have agreed to put the High-Speed Rail (HSR) on hold after ministers in charge met on Aug 23, with senior officials now tasked with negotiating terms of the deferment.
The Straits Times understands that Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan communicated Singapore's agreement to the request for a deferment at the meeting in Kuala Lumpur with Malaysia's Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali.
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