Malaysia Johor State Minister announced earlier at a press conference that they will welcome Singapore or any other countries to invest in a “new” high-speed rail investment. He also stressed that they are unable to cooperate under the old high-speed rail plan but specified reasons were given to the press.
Many comments arise from Facebook after the news conference and blast the Malaysian Minister that “they are trying to eat a free lunch” and “want to eat don’t want pay money”
He also said that the Johor government hopes that the central government can continue to promote the construction of the high-speed rail.
“The state government hopes that any continuing discussions on the project will take into account the views and interests of Johor to ensure that the people of the state will benefit from its implementation.”
He later added that hope the central government can allow plans to improve the infrastructure of current railway networks in Johor