Singapore’s acting minister for transport Chee Hong Tat announced in Parliament in August 2023 that the country is open to start on a “clean slate” on the rail link. However, Singapore has not received any new proposal from Malaysia, he added.
Japanese companies, including East Japan Railway Co., have decided to opt out of the Kuala Lumpur (KL)-Singapore high-speed rail project.
According to several news reports from Japanese media, the companies felt that it would be too risky to get involved without the support of the Malaysian government, citing sources that include those from the Japanese and Malaysian governments.
