For whom Malaysia’s highways toll
By Our Oil Economist
September 2014 FEATURE
Malaysian expressways are famous for their eye- catching acronyms: Elite, Sprint, Dash, Kidex, Skip and Duke are some of the more memorable ones. Penang Monthly goes beyond that to nd out who owns what in the highly lucrative highway business.Malaysia has come a long way since its rst tolled expressway or highway, the 33km Tanjung Malim-Slim River route (then known as Federal Route 1) was completed in 1966. Today, there are 31 operational highway concessions, and all but one are...
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