00:00The Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Anwar has already reached the consensus on the extension of the ECRL.
00:08So we are interested in to know what stage is the extension plan currently at and what is the feasibility
00:16study expected to be completed?
00:20Immediately after the visit of Prime Minister Anwar to China last month,
00:25it has subsequently received the cabinet approval for the extension of Kota Baru to Rantau Panjang for ECRL.
00:33So it is about 32 kilometers, 32 kilometers length up to the Malaysia Thai border.
00:40So cabinet has given the approval. So right now we are in the stage of of course the technical studies
00:45and also land acquisition.
00:47So this project will take approximately four and a half years to be completed.
00:51So the first two years will be focused more on the land acquisition and also technical evaluation.
00:57Because that entire corridor, we still have to get land acquisition from the state government as well as from the
01:06local land owners.
01:07So that corridor is important to be acquired before any work can be started, can start.
01:13Yesterday the ticket plan has already released.
01:17We know that for passengers and the ECRL is designed for both passengers and also the freight transport.
01:25So when will the freight operation expect to commence?
01:30The freight operation will be for Gombak to Kota Baru will commence together.
01:35So only of course for freight to connect to Port Klang, it will take another year or so to be
01:43completed.
01:44So because currently the construction from Gombak to Port Klang is still ongoing.
01:49But anyway, from Gombak to Kota Baru, the freight operations can start.
01:55But of course it has not been able to connect to Port Klang yet.
01:59So in freight charges, it will be reviewed by MRL in new costs.
02:03As far as the passengers ticket charges is concerned, of course we have taken into consideration in terms of affordability
02:14to the public and also sustainability for the company.
02:17So we have taken a middle path. It's comparable in terms of to airline tickets.
02:25Of course if you compare to airline tickets, it's much cheaper but the time taken and also the comfort of
02:31it is comparable to aviation.
02:36So we have taken this into consideration and we hope that this will be well received by the public.
02:42And in conjunction with TXA, I would like to take this opportunity to also announce that MRL will give a
02:4950% discount.
02:5630% discount for all economic tickets, class economy for the public.
03:04But there are four categories of passengers have announced yesterday will get a 50% concession discount.
03:11That is permanent for OKU, for the senior citizens, for students.
03:16That is a permanent discount for them.
03:19But in conjunction with the opening of ECRL, a 30% discount will be given to the public for all
03:25economic tickets.
03:27For one month.
03:28For one month.
03:30Beginning from the operations.
03:33December, December, December.
03:34December, December is by mid of December.
03:36Okay.
03:38Is this the difference on top of a concession?
03:40No, no, no. The concession is a 50% is discounted already.
03:43So these are meant for the public which do not enjoy any concession tickets.
03:48So it will be a 30% discount for other tickets.
03:51So, discount 30% will be given to the ticket-ticket for ICIL for a month for a month.
04:01It will be completed by ICIL.
04:04ICIL will be able to be able to be able to be able to be 12 December.
04:11So, we will be able to be able to take the ticket for a month.
04:15For the first month, people will be able to be able to be 30% discount.
04:19This is why they will be able to be able to be 50% discount.
04:23For some categories such as OKU, Waga Emas, Pelajar,
04:28they will be able to be able to be able to discount 50% as a result.
04:33That is for a long time.
04:36But for the young people, this is only for discount for a month for a month.
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