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STORY: Chinese-made tunnel boring machine used for excavation in Malaysia's mega rail project DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Genting Tunnel 2. various of the launching of tunnel boring (TBM) machine by Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri 3. various of Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri giving speech at the launching event 4. various of Malaysia's Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong giving speech at the launching event 5. various of CCCC Vice President Sun Ziyu giving speech at the launching event 6. various of crowds at the event and the video presentation of ECRL progress STORYLINE: A Chinese-made tunnel boring machine (TBM) has started operation on a mega rail project in Malaysia. The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is being built by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC). The machine, one of two built by CCCC, will spearhead the excavation work for the 16.39 km twin-bore Genting Tunnel. The milestone was marked

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows the massive Chinese-made tunnel boring machine (TBM) deployed to spearhead the excavation works for the Genting Tunnel of the East Coast Rail Link near Bentong in Pahang state, Malaysia. 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.....

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows the construction site of the Genting Tunnel of the East Coast Rail Link near Bentong in Pahang state, Malaysia. 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. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows the construction site of the Genting Tunnel of the East Coast Rail Link near Bentong in Pahang state, Malaysia. 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. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The massive Chinese-made tunnel boring machine (TBM) is deployed to spearhead the excavation works for 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. (Xin.....

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The massive Chinese-made tunnel boring machine (TBM) is deployed to spearhead the excavation works for 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. (Xin.....

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows the construction site of the Genting Tunnel of the East Coast Rail Link near Bentong in Pahang state, Malaysia. 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. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong (C) gestures 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. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The massive Chinese-made tunnel boring machine (TBM) is deployed to spearhead the excavation works for 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. (Xin.....

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The massive Chinese-made tunnel boring machine (TBM) is deployed to spearhead the excavation works for 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. (Xin.....

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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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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong (2nd L, Front) listens to the introduction 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 comple.....

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MALAYSIA-BENTONG-EAST COAST RAIL LINK-GENTING TUNNEL

(220113) -- BENTONG (MALAYSIA), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong (3rd R) listens to the introduction 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. (.....