Malaysia's government said Tuesday that rising costs that have bogged down plans to build Southeast Asia's longest bridge have also forced it to review many other infrastructure projects.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said construction of the 24-kilometer (15-mile) bridge from peninsular Malaysia to the industrial hub of Penang island is being postponed because of problems involving high costs, land acquisition and design.
Abdullah did not say how long the bridge would be delayed. Officials previously estimated the bridge would cost 3.5 billion ringgit (US$1.1 billion; euro700 million) and be completed in 2011. It would serve as a second bridge …
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