Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was asked if national projects will be offered in exchange for the low-interest Samurai bonds offered by Japan and he replied that the bonds come with "no strings attached".<br />The Prime Minister added that "the Yen credit can be used to repay loans or to spend on projects" after launching the World Chinese Economic Forum on Friday.<br /><br />Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/11/09/negotiations-on-ecrl-ongoing-but-not-easy-to-resolve-says-dr-m/