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Bad Urban Design: Center Point of Indonesia, a missed opportunity to put Makassar on the map

Bad Urban Design: Center Point of Indonesia, a missed opportunity to put Makassar on the map

Center Point of Indonesia is a megaproject being built off the coast of Makassar. City planners had an opportunity to make an iconic global city. Instead, they have opted for suburbia in the sea. They are making the same urban planning mistakes that are being made in every other Indonesian city.

James Clark
James Clark
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The Garuda-shaped megaproject off the coast of Makassar

The Garuda-shaped megaproject off the coast of Makassar

News #231: Bali's $20 billion subway project, Changi Airport T5 construction to start in 2025, land reclamation project in the Gulf of Thailand, bridge collapse in northern Vietnam.

James Clark
James Clark
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News Extra: September 2024
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News Extra: September 2024

Vientiane trip report, watching misinformation propagate over the internet, is the Technopolis the new Cyberjaya? Ugly new urban areas in Vietnam.

James Clark
James Clark
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Planned futuristic cities in Johor Malaysia

Planned futuristic cities in Johor Malaysia

News #230: New Phnom Penh airport update, MRT3 Circle Line, Manila MRT-7 still on track, elevated cycling bridge in Singapore, Koh Chang Bridge, Incheon Airport Group to manage Long Thanh Airport

James Clark
James Clark
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Reviewing Indonesia's railways

Reviewing Indonesia's railways

News #229: Phnom Penh’s vanishing lakes, Nusantara airport at new capital, Bulacan airport delayed, rail systems in 4 Thailand provinces

James Clark
James Clark
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The trackless tram in Indonesia's new capital

The trackless tram in Indonesia's new capital

News #228: The building of Nusantara, Thai-Chinese high-speed railway delayed, Hanoi plans 15 metro lines

James Clark
James Clark
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The walkable beach neighbourhood in Da Nang

The walkable beach neighbourhood in Da Nang

News #227: Cambodia canal updates, making Kota Kinabalu a 'mini Dubai' for transit flights, new dual-track railway opens in southern Thailand, Hanoi’s 2nd metro line opens

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News Extra: August 2024
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News Extra: August 2024

Delayed projects of the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in HCMC, short flights that shouldn’t exist, Da Nang - Hoi An Tram, riding the Rapid KL in Tioman Island (sort of)

James Clark
James Clark
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Is Dong Hoi the next Da Nang?

Is Dong Hoi the next Da Nang?

News #226: Cambodia breaks ground on Funan Techo Canal, Nusantara trackless autonomous train, Japanese self-driving sky tram in Baguio, Pattaya monorail, and more.

James Clark
James Clark
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Dong Hoi construction update – 2024 edition

Dong Hoi construction update – 2024 edition

Dong Hoi is the capital of Quang Binh Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. The city aspires to be a major tourism destination, but many high-profile construction projects remain unfinished. This construction report is from my visit in August 2024.

James Clark
James Clark
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A true west coast railway in Peninsula Malaysia

A true west coast railway in Peninsula Malaysia

News #225: the US$20 billion Bali Subway project, Sangley airport approval, dust shuts Thailand's longest train tunnel, second Hanoi Metro line delayed again

James Clark
James Clark
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Visiting booming Bac Ninh

Visiting booming Bac Ninh

News #224: Nusantara Presidential Palace, Malaysia to decide on HSR this year, plans for a larger NAIA terminal, AIIB to allocate $5B for Vietnam rail projects

James Clark
James Clark
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