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Mapping every airport in Indonesia

News #240: Future Southeast Asia on Bluesky, Cambodia's $10 billion railway plan, Bali's second airport, Manila LRT-1 extension opens, Xi urges China-Thailand railway work and construction of 3 Vietnam-China rail routes, Danang's 8-line metro rail plan

James Clark

Nov 12, 2024

The train to the top of Borneo

News #239: New beach road in Cambodia, feasibility study on proposed Trans-Borneo Railway, Changi Airport’s S$3 billion enhancement plan, third runway at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, HCMC Metro undergoes test run at full capacity

James Clark

Nov 08, 2024

News Extra: November 2024

Vietnam travel update, site publishing changes, why I'm not using AI or outsourcing for research, can we stop saying "The Next Singapore", Long Thanh International Airport 2nd runway(when cost-cutting costs more in the long run), applying the Pareto Principle to Cambodian infrastructure spending

James Clark

Nov 05, 2024

The proposed Ho Chi Minh City railway to a mountain cable car

News #238: Giant Sea Wall of Jakarta, Vientiane’s BRT on track for mid-2025 completion, Gemas-JB rail line almost completed, construction of western section of Bangkok Orange Line to start next year

James Clark

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Oct 30, 2024

Hanoi Metro Report (2024): Review of Line 3 and Line 2A

A review of the two metro lines of Hanoi, including the separate ticketing systems, lack of planning for future interchanges, and an overview of what lines are planned next for construction.

James Clark

Oct 29, 2024

Future airports of Cambodia

News #237: Second Bali airport, KL Sentral redevelopment, Marina Bay Sands expansion, Thailand plans 6 new airports, Vietnam plans 2 railways linking to China

James Clark

Oct 22, 2024

Reviving the Songkhla Railway in Southern Thailand

News #236: Kampot cable car, proposed railway to the northern tip of Borneo, Bangkok congestion charge to subsidise urban railways, $7.2 billion railway connecting Vietnam and China.

James Clark

Oct 16, 2024

Southeast Asia Railways Report (2024)

Trans-Borneo high-speed railway, a year of high-speed rail in Java, the unlikely city with two international railway stations, Thailand's mixed-gauge expansion continues, and Vietnam's ambitious North-South high-speed railway plan.

James Clark

Oct 15, 2024

A good urban park in Chiang Mai

News #235: Jakarta LRT, Trans-Borneo Railway project, Bangkok Orange Line update, railway for Long Thanh International Airport

James Clark

Oct 08, 2024

Flood barriers and seawalls in Thailand

News #234: Vietnam high-speed railway map, Penang LRT construction from December, Philippines aviation hub In Asia, Singapore replacing horse racing with homes.

James Clark

Oct 02, 2024

News Extra: October 2024

Travel plans for Q4 2024, the HCMC Metro, cool neighbourhoods as a measure of urban development, the case of the 90-storey tower proposal in Ho Chi Minh City.

James Clark