Malaysia Urged to Expedite Its Mega-Projects to Initiate Post-Pandemic Recovery Process

Tan Sri Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim, a former Secretary General of Malaysia's Ministry of Finance, has asked the Government of Malaysia to implement three major construction projects that have been in the pipeline for a while.

The former Secretary General suggested that the three major construction projects - the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) and National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP) - could kick-start the Malaysian economy’s recovery from the impact of the on-going pandemic.

Kassim also raised the question of the Government’s readiness to fund these projects and requested the Government to provide the public an explan...