Malaysians and Singaporeans are eagerly anticipating the time when it will take 90 minutes – rather than the current four hours by car – to travel to each other’s capitals. This is the promise of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) line. When completed, the line will connect the Klang Valley and Singapore, with stops in between....
As the north’s industrial powerhouse, a logistics hub and a popular tourist destination, Penang is also one of Malaysia’s fastest-growing states, with a population projected to reach 2.5m by 2030. It is divided into two halves, Penang Island, where the capital George Town is located, and Seberang Perai on the mainland. However, the increasing...
The 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) lays out the government’s latest five-year development strategy, covering the period 2016-20. It is also the final five-year plan leading up to Wawasan 2020, the year by which the government’s vision to make Malaysia a high-income, knowledge-based economy is meant to be realised. For this seminal five-year period...
Malaysia’s ports will benefit from continued expansion in 2014. This has been built not only on the back of the country’s overall economic growth but also flows from long-standing plans for development. New terminals and improved efficiency are now in the pipeline.
With 2013 seeing the government begin formulating a Logistics Sector Master Plan (LSMP), along with the reconstitution of the Malaysian Logistics Council (MLC), the sector is set to see major expansion in the years ahead. This is a welcome development for many, as Malaysia faces the task of boosting regional logistics integration ahead of the...
With fares slashed and more routes than ever before made available, 2013 was a year of major expansion for the Malaysian air transport sector. Passenger numbers surged, with Malaysia Airports Holdings reporting the fastest growth on record – at 18.4% – to a total of 79.6m arrivals. The number of planes in the air and the number of airlines in...
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