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S'pore: No reply to June 1 diplomatic note on HSR, cost balloonsPutrajaya has not responded to Singapore's diplomatic note sent on June 1 regarding the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project, the republic's Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament today. The note inquired about Malaysia's position on the project as Singapore continues to incur costs. As reported in Channel News Asia, Khaw said statements by Malaysian leaders, including Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, suggested that Putrajaya is not keen on continuing with the project. “The public statements made by the Malaysian ministers, and Mahathir himself, on the termination of the project, have not been followed through with any official communications to us,” he added. Due to this, Khaw said Singapore is “left with no choice” but to continue with its end of the agreement. Citing preliminary estimates, the minister said Singapore had spent more than S$250 (RM774.19) million on the project as of the end of May this year. This, he pointed out, included costs for consultancies to design the civil infrastructure, costs for dedicating manpower to oversee and deliver the project, and costs for land acquisition. “This is actual money that has already been spent, our taxpayers' money. “We can recover value for some of the expenditure, even if the HSR project does not proceed. But a significant amount which has been spent will be completely wasted expenditure if the project does not proceed,” he added.
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