A few days ago, the MRT Putrajaya Line broke down, causing great inconvenience for commuters. The Putrajaya Line carried 152,010 passengers daily in 2Q 2025. The cause of the service disruption left one speechless – a large number of its fibre optic cables have been cut and stolen, damaging the MRT’s signalling system. Given that the MRT is a key infrastructure of the country, how could its fibre optic cables be stolen so easily ? Why is the country’s key infrastructure not better protected ?

An efficient transportation system is critical to the smooth running of the economy and its competitiveness. i Capital has written many times about the sufferings of commuters in the Klang Valley due to severe traffic jams and weaknesses of the public transport system. Such daily nuisance and the rising cost of living have caused many ordinary Malaysians not to have the “feel good” mood about the country. When one adds the endless Aerotrain problems at the KLIA, the mood gets even gloomier. Come and listen to Tan Teng Boo on 15 Nov when he will share candidly and objectively on the future of Malaysia. Please visit https://invday.icapital.biz/events/2025 to register and find out more about the full programmes of the 2025 Investor Day.

i Capital will pause its publication for one issue in the week beginning 10 Nov. However, www.icapital.biz will be updated as usual and the operating hours of our Kuala Lumpur office will remain unchanged. Volume 37, number 14 of i Capital will henceforth be dated 20 Nov – 26 Nov 2025.