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Take A Long Hard Look At Rail Demand First

Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Professor of Transport Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia

10-Apr-23 07:45

Take A Long Hard Look At Rail Demand First

There has been increasing talks of upgrading or setting up new cross-border rail links as its seen as environmentally friendly. Malaysia is not the exception as there are proposals to establish rail links between Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Kunming. Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Professor of Transport Engineering at Universiti Sains Malaysia tells us if we should proceed whilst discussing the woes that KTM faces.

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Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  government,  international,  technology

Tags:  klang valley rails,  kunming-singapore rail link,  kl-sg hsr,  kl-bangkok hsr,  ktmb, 


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