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YOURSAY | ‘In the case of the ECRL, Malaysia will bear full responsibility if it does not make money.’

Azan Ismail says it's a first that a national project has been given wholesale to a foreign country.

So far, MB adds, there has only been one discussion with the ECRL steering committee, on Jan 25.

Yeo Bee Yin wants Selangor to flex its muscles like in Kidex until all details are above board.

MP SPEAKS | If studied carefully, the Finance Ministry’s reply carries very sinister undertones.

To secure 'attractive' financing scheme from China, the country could choose ERCL contractor, says prime minister.

New Kuantan Port-Port Klang link means China can bypass Singapore to reach the Straits of Malacca.

Abdul Rahman says allegations that CCCC was blacklisted were aimed to confuse the people.

If the 77km Kerteh-Gebeng line is unviable, can the ECRL do better?

COMMENT | Would the ECRL be just another rail into the Wild, Wild West?

UPDATED 1.05PM | He defends the China deals and the pricey ECRL, and calls Mahathir ignorant.

MP SPEAKS | The ECRL will also have 88km of new lines that will connect Gombak with Port Klang.

Several of them rubbish claims of costly railway projects overseas by minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

KINIGUIDE | Exorbitant cost, uncertain track length, lack of transparency, KiniGuide takes you through the controversy.

Rafizi's company search on special purpose vehicle on ECRL is outdated, he says.

MP SPEAKS | It was Najib, not opposition MPs, who came up with the figure of RM55 billion, Pua notes.

COMMENT | The East Coast Rail Line has been proposed since 2007, with initial cost estimates at RM30b to RM70b.

YOURSAY | 'Why the secrecy of these projects, which are supposed to be handled by the respective ministries...?'

The government owns the company, so there is no issue, says the minister.

YOURSAY | 'Such deals, which involve so much of public funds, must be debated in Parliament.'

Why get a RM2 company to represent Malaysia in multi-billion ringgit deal, MPs ask.

MP SPEAKS | Is the minister shooting off the hip when he downplays the cost of the world's priciest railway line?

ECRL will spur economic growth for SMEs especially in Kemaman and Besut.