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How not to build a high-speed railway

News #253: Travel update, best cities in Southeast Asia, development of KL-Singapore HSR, Singapore budgets for Changi Airport and metro expansion, Vietnam approves Lào Cai-Hà Nội-Hải Phòng railway project.

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

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Feb 16, 2025

What Vietnam can learn from other high-speed rail projects

Vietnam has an ambitious plan to build a high-speed railway. Here is what Vietnam can learn from the Laos-China Railway, the Bangkok-Nong Khai High-Speed Railway, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, and the Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR.

James Clark

NewsNews

Feb 11, 2025

The proposed Thailand-Laos rail bridge

News #252: Phnom Penh trip report, Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link, ADB readies over $1 billion financing for Philippines, seabed test drilling starts for Koh Samui bridge, Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway

James Clark

Phnom PenhPhnom Penh

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Feb 09, 2025

Phnom Penh construction report

Heritage buildings update, the temple-shaped National Bank building, the fake Paris on Diamond Island, bad urban planning on the Tonle Sap riverfront, a new urban area rises on a disappeared lake, the bird nest towers, and booming BKK1

James Clark

NewsNews

Feb 04, 2025

The map of Bangkok's proposed transit lines

News #251: Potential builders of Vietnam's high-speed rail, Java's 700 km sea wall, Malaysia's ECRL 78.5% completed, new Mactan-Cebu airport runway, Korat-Nong Khai high-speed rail ready by 2030, Bangkok rail transit ‘joint ticket’.

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

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Feb 02, 2025

Technology contenders for the Vietnam high-speed railway

A list of countries that have offered to share high-speed railway technology with Vietnam.

James Clark

NewsNews

Jan 28, 2025

250th edition of the Future Southeast Asia Newsletter

Poipet trip report, reviving Sihanoukville’s abandoned buildings, proposed Cebu subway, Ipoh Sentral redevelopment, massive mixed-use development in Bangkok's Chinatown

James Clark

PoipetPoipet

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Jan 26, 2025

Poipet trip report: Construction and urban development in Cambodia's wild-west casino city

Poipet has plans to transform this border town associated with casinos and scam compounds into an enthralling civilized city to attract national and international tourists. I spent a night in Poipet to see what it was like.

James Clark

NewsNews

Jan 21, 2025

Southeast Asia transport and construction news (#249)

HCMC construction report, New Kuching airport location revealed, Metro Manila subway, Nakhon Ratchasima mass transit, Thailand 3-airport rail link update, Vietnam’s high-speed railway to break ground in December 2027

James Clark

VietnamVietnam

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Jan 19, 2025

Ho Chi Minh City construction report

The HCMC Metro and Transport Oriented Development, the many boxy blue towers, Saigon is getting a Nobu, the Thu Thiem New Urban Area is showing signs of life, and bridges update

James Clark

NewsNews

Jan 14, 2025

Penang's LRT connecting Georgetown to the airport and train station

News #248: Phnom Penh walking street, Philippines to focus on 16 major infra projects, Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway project set for 2031 completion

James Clark

AviationAviation

Jan 08, 2025

Southeast Asia Airport Report (2025 Edition)

Phnom Penh's future architectural marvel, Indonesia opens 2 new airports but demotes 17 international airports, a new airport in Laos, Manila's multiple airport projects, Bangkok plans for 200 million pax p.a, Ho Chi Minh City's 2 airport projects, and more new airport proposals in Vietnam

James Clark

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