HSR project not affected by Japanese firms' withdrawal - Loke

The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project remains unaffected even though Japanese firms have withdrawn from involvement in the construction of the project, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

He said that Japanese companies are free to decide whether to participate in the project or not, as it is still in the request for information (RFI) stage.

"If Japanese companies are not...