Malaysia, Thailand agree to set up special committee on HSR project

Malaysia, Thailand agree to set up special committee on HSR project

Committee to discuss planning, route and other technical aspects of the proposed Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail project.

Transport minister Wee Ka Siong met with his Thailand counterpart Saksayam Chidchob in Singapore today. (Wee Ka Siong Facebook pic)
SINGAPORE:
Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to set up a joint special committee to discuss the finer points related to the planning, route and other technical aspects of the proposed Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail (HSR) project.

It will be headed by the secretary-general of Malaysia’s transport ministry and the permanent secretary of Thailand’s transport ministry, said transport minister Wee Ka Siong on his Facebook page today.

Wee, who was here at the invitation of the Singapore government, had earlier held a bilateral meeting with his Thailand counterpart Saksayam Chidchob.

Wee also said that following the visit by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to meet the Thai prime minister in February this year, “we have also initiated talks on a proposed HSR project linking Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur as mooted by our respective prime ministers”.

On Feb 26, it was reported that Malaysia and Thailand had agreed to carry out a feasibility study for the HSR route between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.

In the same posting, Wee also thanked Saksayam for Thailand’s cooperation with Malaysia in successfully launching the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) between the two countries in March 2022 “even though it was just a few days before we reopened our borders on April 1”.

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