 At that time, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia could not afford such an expensive project.YTL again proposed the project in 2006 and as of June 2007, the Malaysian Government said the feasibility of the proposal was still being studied.The RM8 billion project would slash rail travel time from more than 6 hours by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) to about 90 minutes by high speed rail.