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Article: Need for more studies on proposed Malacca Strait bridge
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- New Straits Times
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- September 3, 2009
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Kamarul Yunus
New Straits Times
09-03-2009
Need for more studies on proposed Malacca Strait bridge
Byline: Kamarul Yunus
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Business Times
Type: News
AT LEAST three more studies need to be undertaken on the proposed US$12.5 billion (RM44.25 billion) bridge over the Straits of Malacca, before the project can take off, said the project's promoter Straits of Malacca Partners Sdn Bhd (SOMP).
"Since the nature of this project is much longer, several periodic re-assessment must be made," he said in reply to Business Times' SOMP chairman Tan Sri Ibrahim Zain said in an e-mail response to Business Times.
Prior to the submission of the proposal to the governments of ...