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[South East Asia] Malaysia, Singapore agree to defer HSR project until December 31
Malaysia and Singapore on Sunday came to an agreement and said that they have decided to defer the long-awaited Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project again until the end of the year.The construction of the 350km-long HSR project has been suspended since September 2018 and was due to resume at the end of May.The update comes after Singapore Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Friday said that Singapore was considering Malaysia’s request to extend the suspension period of the project.In a Facebook post, Khaw wrote that Malaysia had requested a seven-month extension to allow both sides to discuss and assess Malaysia’s proposed changes to the project."In the spirit of bilateral cooperation, we have agreed to a final extension of the suspension period to 31 December 2020," said K