The potential benefit of HSR and ECRL to the people living nearby.

THE POTENTIAL BENEFIT OF HSR (HIGH SPEED RAIL)

For information, in 2010, the Malaysian Government launched the Economic Transformation Programme ( ETP ) with the objective of transforming the country into a high-income nation by the year 2020. Under the Greater Kuala Lumpur/ Klang Valley National Key Economic Area ( NKEA ) component of the ETP is the Southern Corridor High Speed Rail Project, popularly known  as the HSR project. The initiative is one of the Entry Point Projects ( EPPs ) that aims to improve both the economic dynamism of Malaysia's capital city as well as its liveability rankings relatives to other global cities. The 330 KM journey- which includes five transit stops will take a mere 90 minutes ( for express ) and promises to bring great economic benefit to Malaysians. HSR connect Malaysia to Singapore.

   

The recent Singapore KL High Speed Rail project is expected to impact the Asian nations on a positive note. The project Memorandum of Understanding that was recently signed has already ignited expectations for the project that has a decade to be completed (2026).

Although the high-speed rail will bring about economic growth to both nations, it will also spur the creation of jobs, increase in tourism, cultural diversity, and real estate opportunities.

The first advantage of the high-speed rail project is likely to be regarding skills transfer.Singapore does not have high-speed rail technology experience, hence; this project will pave the way for an opportunity to build expertise. It will develop manpower in the sector and set a foundation for the development of the technology.

Another essential benefit of the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Rail to Malaysia is the direct job opportunities it will present. From the construction till the operations, many Malaysians will be directly involved in various capacity and manpower. Also, This will result to the upspringing of business opportunities around Jurong East terminus in diverse sectors including tourism, hospitality, retail, logistics and much more.

Finally, business activities will begin to overflow into Malaysia from Singapore. Shopping malls and other business properties will start to spring up in other towns in places close to the train routes in Malaysia, especially, Johor. This will increase the growth rate of Johor and the property sector too. Many Singaporeans already live in Johor but, more will begin to own and develop resources.

THE POTENTIAL BENEFIT OF ECRL

ECRL is the rail line that cover around 600 Km will begin at Port Klang in Selangor and snake through Kuala Lumpur towards Bentong, Mentakab and Kuantan in Pahang, and then to Terengganu's Kemaman, Kertih and Kuala Terengganu, before proceeding to Kota Baru and ending in Tumpat, Kelantan.This project get the cooperation with China which is China will build and provide financing for Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a RM55 billion (S$18.3 billion) rail project spanning four states, said a senior Malaysian official on Monday (31 Oct 2016), as Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in Beijing for a week-long visit.

The ECRL has a big potential to unlock value for cities along the alignment, boosting tourism and industrial activities.

A rail link which will finally connect ports on the east coast with Malaysia's largest port in Port Klang on the west coast will be a game-changer and offer unique logistic and transportation advantages. This is the vision of the Prime Minister for the rakyat in the east coast states of peninsular Malaysia.

Development of these new growth areas in Malaysia's eastern corridor will help increase income levels and uplift the standard of living in these areas in order to narrow the development gap with the western corridor of peninsular Malaysia.

The ECRL project will act as stimulus for the construction sector and when completed, it will form part of the Pan-Asia railway network that will boost connectivity with ASEAN, Asian and European countries that will greatly boost international trade for Malaysia.

This ECRL project will contribute as much as an additional 1.5% GDP annual growth on average to the East Coast Region over the next 50 years where the main beneficiaries would be the rural and semi-rural rakyat of the East coast states.Due to its many economic and development benefits, the government will ensure that this project will be successfully implemented as one of the key initiatives by the Prime Minister towards a balanced, developed, and high-income Malaysia.

As conclusion, we can conclude that HSR is the railway that build between Malaysia-Singapore while ECRL is the rail line build from Kuala Lumpur-Tumpat in Malaysia.

1 Malaysia Program

1. 1 AZAM Program

1Azam program was created to help the poor and hardcore poor to generate employment and increase their income. There are 4 types of programs under 1AZAM is AZAM Kerja, AZAM Niaga, AZAM Khidmat and AZAM Tani. Each project has a different focus depending on the needs of the participants to help them out of poverty.

            The Malaysian government has allocated RM455 million for the program 1AZAM. In my opinion, the Malaysian government has shown an earnest effort to help target groups (poor) out of poverty. Until now a total of 193,390 target groups can be assisted through this program. It's a fairly large number. Hopefully, the efforts made by governments continues until all the target groups who are still eligible to be fully supported.

Among the success of 1Azam Programs

2. Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KRIM) Program

I strongly agree with this program, KR1M is very helpful to those who are middle and low income. KR1M there in my village, I often visit this KR1M, the price is cheaper than other stores and there are a variety of options. It is expected that the government can create more KR1M in the average population have medium or low income.

Applying the concept of a mini-market, KR1M offers a variety of daily necessities at prices 30-50% cheaper than in shops or supermarkets. It aims to reduce the burden of Malaysians, especially low-income earners who live in urban areas. There are more than 250 items sold in 185 retail branches nationwide KR1M.

RM386 million allocation announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak when tabling the 2013 Budget last week at a cost of shipping to the store instead of store construction costs alone.  Out of which only $ 87 million was used as an allocation to build 57 stores in question. The costs also vary according to the situation in each location.

Through my experience, the quality of the products offered in CREAM is in the range of good and very good. This is because if you read on the label, the name of the manufacturer are listed there, and the producers are known as F & N, Jalen, sweeteners and others. So of course, the product is almost the same quality as branded products.


3. Klinik 1Malaysia

With the existence of the 1Malaysia Clinic, it's very helpful to all those in need especially for the less fortunate. In my opinion, this clinic existed at the time and right place. Many Malaysians who have received the benefits, it can help Malaysians live a healthier and happier.

Klinik 1Malaysia plays a vital role providing quality and affordable basic healthcare for Malaysians through better accessibility to its services. There are currently 334 K1Ms across Malaysia at strategic locations near residential communities. 

K1M's services include treatment for minor ailments, follow up treatment for stable chronic patients, as well as lab test services such as urine test, HIV and TB.

All K1Ms are under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, which ensures that all its facilities and medicines are adequately equipped. A fee of only RM 1 is charged to locals per visit while it remains free for senior citizens. It operates from 10 am to 10 pm including on weekends and public holidays.