MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong (C, Rear) attends a press conference at the construction site of the Genting Tunnel of the East Coast Rail Link near Bentong in Pahang state, Malaysia, on Jan. 13, 2022. The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Malaysia's mega rail project being built by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), benefits greatly from the solid experience and technical know-how of the Chinese company, Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said Thursday. The ECRL runs from Malaysia's largest transport hub Port Klang and travels across the peninsula to Kelantan state in northeastern Malaysia, which is expected to greatly enhance connectivity and bring more balanced growth to the country by linking its less-developed region on the East Coast to the economic heartland on the West Coast upon its completion. .....

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