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Integrating Malaysia’s railway network with ‘China and beyond’ a key priority for operator KTM’s new chief
More pointedly, Ahmad Nizam highlighted that there are plans in place to resume a direct service between Butterworth in Penang…
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ASEAN eyes rail connectivity to boost regional trade amid global tensions
Laos, the only land-locked country in ASEAN, has already benefited significantly since the railway began operations. Last year, tourist arrivals…
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Vietnam’s Vingroup eyes multi-billion dollar high-speed rail project
HANOI: Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate, Vingroup, said on Friday (May 16) it had submitted a proposal to build the country’s multi-billion-dollar…
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Malaysia plans cargo rail link to Bangkok to boost trade
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is planning to start a direct rail cargo service between its capital Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok in…
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China, Tanzania and Zambia sign initial agreement on key railway project
BEIJING: China, Tanzania and Zambia signed an initial agreement on a railway project aimed at improving the rail-sea intermodal transportation…
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Commentary: Is the shine coming off Japan’s bullet trains?
LOUGHBOROUGH, England: Just ten days before the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan opened its Tokaido Shinkansen, a high-speed rail line…
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Hanoi’s high-speed rail plans lay tracks for closer China-Vietnam ties
SINGAPORE: Vietnam has laid out plans to begin work on two high-speed rail projects connecting it with China by 2030,…
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Commentary: Concerns over China-backed high-speed railway do not derail Indonesia’s agency
But China was not the only country to offer financing for this project. Funding for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway was…
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