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The future train to Lake Toba

[News: 24 May 2023] Fix Penang Island instead of making new islands, Jakarta-Bandung high-speed test run, and a proposed sustainability center in an…

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Fix Penang Island instead of making new islands

The supposed green utopia of the Penang South Islands project will do nothing to fix the current urban problems of the island of Penang

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A plan, a train, a canal – Cambodia

[News: 17 May 2023] Transit plans for Batam, Bali, Penang and Lapu-Lapu, Hanoi proposes second international airport

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Cambodia should rebuild the railway instead of building a canal

The Bassac Sea-Link plans to connect Phnom Penh to a seaport in Kampot, but a railway would be quicker and a better allocation of resources

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AI, travel planning, and dreaming of islands in Indonesia

[News: 10 May 2023] Air travel in Sumatra, the largest islands in Southeast Asia, Penang LRT gets funding, delays for Bangkok's Pink and Yellow lines…

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Air travel in Sumatra

Sumatra's lack of intraisland flights, connections to Jakarta and Southeast Asia, and how future railways could replace air travel in Sumatra.

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Future Hoi An beyond the Ancient Town

[News: 3 May 2023] Rebuilding Cambodia’s gambling Mecca, Last batch of units for Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway shipped, Penang South Islands…

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Trip Report: Hoi An 2023 construction update

The Da Nang-Hoi An resort coast, more new urban areas, the fragile beaches of Hoi An, and the hidden casino resort from Macau.

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Future Southeast Asia

Transport and urban development in Southeast Asia. Dispatches from my travels in the region, and news about future city development, transport, and infrastructure.

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