{
  "id": 5052918,
  "title": "Prasarana's Rapid Rail appoint former Sarawak Metro's CEO to head the company",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/prasaranas-rapid-rail-appoint-former-sarawak-metros-ceo-to-head-the",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:14:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/09/1524324/prasaranas-rapid-rail-appoint-former-sarawak-metros-ceo-head"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Straits Times reports that Ts Mazli Mustaffa, the former CEO of Sarawak Metro, has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Prasarana Malaysia Bhd's subsidiary, Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd, effective September 1. Mazli brings nearly three decades of experience in the rail and engineering industries, having worked on various major rail projects in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. He has been involved in projects such as KL Sentral, the Rawang-Ipoh electrified double track project, and the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit project. Prior to joining Rapid Rail, Mazli served as the CEO of Sarawak Metro, where he led the development of Sarawak's first urban public transport system and Malaysia's first fully green public transport system. His extensive experience in rail infrastructure development, systems integration, and operations management is expected to significantly contribute to the company's performance enhancement.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}