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- Termination of agreement to build Melaka Gateway could mean the end for US$10.5 billion development
- Project’s suspension comes after years of neglect by administrations of Najib Razak and Mahathir Mohamad
Tashny Sukumaran
Published: 9:15pm, 17 Nov, 2020
The government of the Malaysianstate of Melaka has terminated an agreement with the main developer of a
Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure project after years of delays, raising questions about its future and the Malaysian government’s commitment to other projects under the strategy.
The Melaka Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement that the agreement with KAJ Development on the Melaka Gateway mixed development had been ended after the developer failed to complete the 246.45-hectare maritime initiative, which it signed on to in October 2017 and was meant to include port facilities, economic parks and tourist attractions on three artificially constructed islands.
“The company is also required to return the project site, effective upon the termination notice issued by the state government,” said the statement on the 43 billion ringgit (US$10.5 billion) project, which saw KAJ Development working with three Chinese companies, including state-owned Chinese energy firm PowerChina – the main financial backer.
Did a Belt and Road project in Malaysia just crash and burn?
The termination of the agreement to build Melaka Gateway could mean the end for the US$10.5 billion development.
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