PUTRAJAYA: Train services and railway coverage in Malaysia are set for a facelift with the leasing of 62 new passenger train sets from China by 2027, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Malaysia’s capital. The train could make the journey in just 90 minutes, compared to four hours by car. (A flight between the two cities takes about an hour.) But the high-speed rail has been ...

Malaysia and Singapore first agreed to build the 350-kilometer line in 2013, and signed a bilateral agreement in 2016. Train services were meant to commence by 2026. Yet the project has been in ...

For years, the two countries have considered an ambitious project that would significantly cut that travel time: a 350 kilometer-high speed rail line between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s ...