Highways that Go No Where

P. Gunasegaran, Independent Business Writer

28-Nov-25 07:45

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The Deputy Works Minister has revealed that twelve out of thirty-three highway concessions recorded losses in 2024, spanning both newer expressways and some long-established routes. We speak to independent business writer, P. Gunasegaran as to whether the BOT model that Malaysia employs is flawed and what we can do to prevent loss making highways.

Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Agnes Ong

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: corruption, government

Tags: malaysian highways, highways, toll concessionaires, plus, bot, uem,

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