Najib: Benefits of HSR exceed cost of project


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 30 May 2018

A file picture of Najib at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Office in Putrajaya, May 24, 2018. - AP

PETALING JAYA: Reports show that the socio-economic benefits from the High-Speed Rail (HSR) project exceed its costs, said former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday (May 30) Najib said studies show that the HSR project, which would link Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, would bring socioeconomic benefit to both countries.

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