A little known Malaysian company, Giant Consolidated Ltd, has won a US$5 billion deal to build a 220 kilometre rail link in Laos, a spokesman for the Prime Minister\'s department confirmed on Monday.
Malaysia\'s prime minister, Najib Razak, on a working visit to Laos, is scheduled to witness the signing ceremony between the Malaysian firm and the Laotian government in Vientiane on Monday, the spokesman added.
Giant Consolidated, a unit of Giant Group Ltd, will build an electrified double-track standard gauge railway from Savannakhet to Lao Bao, near the country\'s border with Vietnam.
No further details were available and company officials could not be reached for comment.
Malaysia\'s prime minister, Najib Razak, on a working visit to Laos, is scheduled to witness the signing ceremony between the Malaysian firm and the Laotian government in Vientiane on Monday, the spokesman added.
Giant Consolidated, a unit of Giant Group Ltd, will build an electrified double-track standard gauge railway from Savannakhet to Lao Bao, near the country\'s border with Vietnam.
No further details were available and company officials could not be reached for comment.