Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Why was this high speed rail terminated?

Singapore and Malaysia terminate high-speed rail project
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Singapore-and-Malaysia-terminate-high-speed-rail-project

I guess double tracking and electrification of East Coast Line in Malaysia would have also decelerated the high speed rail project. Improvement of the conventional East Coast Line would be an opportunity to add faster intercity trains between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.