http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/1227959/1/.html
This news comes after China's largest railways giant, China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR), said it plans to open its first manufacturing facility outside China - in Malaysia.
China's largest train and locomotive manufacturer CSR is all geared to tap the growing demand for railway transport in Southeast Asia.
It is opening its first manufacturing facility outside China in Batu Gajah, Perak, some 200 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur.
Spanning some 20 hectares, the US$127 million facility will be ready in 2014.
Malaysia hopes that CSR rail centre will provide the transfer of technology as well as the transfer of technical know-how to the nation so it can position itself as a railway hub of ASEAN.
According to Mr Najib, Malaysia has been identified as a rail industry hotspot due to its aggressive measures to build new Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) lines and extend the existing Light Rapid Travel (LRT) lines.
It is also mulling the idea of developing a high-speed rail link between Malaysia and Singapore.
CSR currently has its presence in Singapore and Malaysia, and it is actively seeking new markets in ASEAN, in particular Thailand and Indonesia.
So far it has won orders in excess of 4,000 MRT and LRT vehicles across China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
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