The proposed High Speed Rail (HSR) link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore is making good progress. This was revealed in a joint statement after the 10th Malaysia-Singapore Joint Ministerial Committee Meeting for Iskandar Malaysia (JMCIM). The JMCIM said discussions over how to improve connectivity and linkages b
The proposed High Speed Rail (HSR) link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore is making good progress.
This was revealed in a joint statement after the 10th Malaysia-Singapore Joint Ministerial Committee Meeting for Iskandar Malaysia (JMCIM).
The JMCIM said discussions over how to improve connectivity and linkages between the 2 cities have begun.
The Rapid Transit System between Singapore and Johor Bahru is also on track.
Both countries have agreed to work towards a preferred and agreed option by the end of this year.
The JMCIM also highlighted progress in areas like industrial cooperation, housing, tourism and the environment.
It noted that cooperation in the areas of Advanced Materials Engineering (AME), Electronics, Creative Services and Food was gaining momentum.
In the area of AME, Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to build up a regional ecosystem of suppliers across both countries to support the fast-growing oil and gas industry in Asia.
In housing, construction has begun on Afiniti Medini, an urban wellness project in Iskandar Malaysia.
The development is on track to be completed by the end of 2015.
The first phase of a separate development in the area, Avira Wellness Resort, will be launched in the first half of this year.
Singapore and Malaysia have also conducted five ecotourism-related workshops.
Representatives from both countries jointly inspected the three Ramsar Johor sites, which are wetlands that are being primed for eco-tourism.