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The provincial charms of Kampot and Kep in Cambodia

The provincial charms of Kampot and Kep in Cambodia

News #255: Thai Canal vs Thai Land Bridge, Penang undersea tunnel, Philippines infrastructure deficit, Hanoi and HCMC Metro extensions to neighbouring provinces

James Clark
James Clark
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Kampot and Kep (Cambodia) construction and tourism development

Kampot and Kep (Cambodia) construction and tourism development

Trip report from my visit in December 2024, including the two-tower apartment project in Kampot Town, the Tiktokification of tourism landmarks, and land reclamation in Kep.

James Clark
James Clark
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Visiting Cambodia's coastal casino city

Visiting Cambodia's coastal casino city

News #254: Bali overdevelopment, rebuilding a former CIA airport in Laos, Selangor railway, proposed merger of Bangkok bus terminals, Hanoi Metro Line 5

James Clark
James Clark
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Sihanoukville report: abandoned towers and seaside redevelopment

Sihanoukville report: abandoned towers and seaside redevelopment

An update on one of the biggest mixed-use developments under construction in Cambodia, prominent abandoned projects, and the redevelopment of Ochheuteal and Otres Beach.

James Clark
James Clark
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How not to build a high-speed railway

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
James Clark
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What Vietnam can learn from other high-speed rail projects

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
James Clark
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The proposed Thailand-Laos rail bridge

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
James Clark
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Phnom Penh construction report

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
James Clark
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The map of Bangkok's proposed transit lines

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
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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Technology contenders for the Vietnam high-speed railway

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
James Clark
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250th edition of the Future Southeast Asia Newsletter

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

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
James Clark
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