Singapore aims for MOU with Malaysia on high-speed

Singapore aims for MOU with Malaysia on high-speed

Jurong Country Club, where the Singapore terminus for the high-speed rail will be situated.

Photo: The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - Singapore plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia next Tuesday to build a high-speed rail link that is expected to cut travel time between the city state and Kuala Lumpur to around 90 minutes.

The rail link reflects improved relations in recent years, despite the spillover of a high-profile Malaysian money laundering scandal into Singapore.

The city-state was once part of Malaysia but they separated acrimoniously in 1965, clouding diplomatic and economic dealings for decades.

It now takes around four hours to drive from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, which are about 300 km (186 miles) apart.

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