Malaysian leader says China-backed rail project too costly

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:17:08 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia  — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says that a multi-billion-dollar rail link project backed by China would “impoverish” the country, saddling the government with excess debt for the next 30 years.

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Duterte, Mahathir reaffirm need to boost security, defense ties 

Duterte, Mahathir reaffirm need to boost security, defense ties 

President Rodrigo Duterte and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday reaffirmed the need to boost defense and security ties between the Philippines and Malaysia as the region faces security threat from foreign terrorists, Malacañang said. 

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