Talks to begin soon on HSR link with Thailand

PUTRAJAYA: The Transport Ministry will begin formal talks with Thailand soon on connecting Bangkok with Kuala Lumpur using high speed rail, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

“There is much for the region to gain by eventually expanding on this HSR connectivity to Bangkok,” he said as he briefed a European Union-Asean Business Council (EU-ABC) delegation here yesterday.

The delegation, led by its chairman Donald Kanak and vice-chairman Tassilo Brinzer, had paid a courtesy call on the Transport Minister’s office.

“I took some time to elaborate on some of the ministry’s priorities and policies with regard to ehailing, p-hailing and the 2020 amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987,” said Dr Wee in a Facebook post.

In it, he said the delegation was heartened by the…