In light of /gestures at everything, it’s now more important than ever that we demand better #privacy protections in the US! Rep. Lori #Trahan is calling for public input on updating privacy law and reforming the #PrivacyAct: https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3491
#RequestForInformation #Congress #WeDeserveBetter
Trahan Announces Effort to Reform Privacy Act of 1974, Protect Americans’ Data from Government Abuse

U.S. Representative Lori Trahan

In July last year, #MyHSR Corp was looking to revive the #HighSpeedRail (#HSR) link between #KualaLumpur and Singapore provided it was fully funded by the private sector

Last week, when MyHSR’s #RequestForInformation (#RFI) exercise ended with seven consortia submitting their proposals, the terms were different -- the project will instead be based on #publicprivatepartnership (#PPP) initiative on a design-finance-build-operate-transfer model

Read more: https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/698878

#rail #train

Alternative Views: Justification for HSR more important than speed of approval

In July last year, MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd (MyHSR) said it was looking to revive the high speed rail (HSR) link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore provided it was fully funded by the private sector. Nowhere in the world has a HSR been funded entirely by the private sector because of the huge...

The Edge Malaysia

The proposed #KualaLumpur - Singapore #HighSpeedRail (#HSR) project will not be affected despite news of some Japanese companies opting out of participating in the #RequestForInformation

The other #companies interested in the #project will be known after its deadline on Monday

The companies would then be evaluated before the next process, #RequestForProposal takes place

Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/01/1000778/loke-kl-singapore-high-speed-rail-project-still-track-despite-japanese

#highspeed #rail #railway #train #proposal #station #crossborder #company #RFI #RFP #RSP

Loke: KL-Singapore high-speed rail project still on track despite Japanese companies' opt-out

BATU CAVES: The proposed Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail project will not be affected despite news of some Japanese companies opting out of participating in the request for information (RFI).

New Straits Times

The proposed #highspeedrail (#HSR) link from #KualaLumpur to #Singapore is not merely a #transportation project. There are more benefits to it.

However, due to fiscal constraints, the government wants to explore to see if the #publicprivatepartnership route (#PPP) is the way to go.

#MyHSR Corp will start to disburse the detailed documents pertaining to its #requestforinformation (#RFI) exercise by this Friday, 11 August.

Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/focus/2023/08/06/recalibrating-the--high-speed-rail-for-malaysias-future

Recalibrating the High-Speed Rail for Malaysia’s future

After passing through the desks of five prime ministers, this game-changing infrastructure is given another chance to be realised.

The Star