News #256: Cleaning up the roads of Cambodia, Phnom Penh Metro, Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway, 2 new Singapore MRT lines proposed, Hanoi metro updates
What Cambodia can learn from other countries about cleaning up plastic waste on national roads.
News #255: Thai Canal vs Thai Land Bridge, Penang undersea tunnel, Philippines infrastructure deficit, Hanoi and HCMC Metro extensions to neighbouring provinces
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.
News #254: Bali overdevelopment, rebuilding a former CIA airport in Laos, Selangor railway, proposed merger of Bangkok bus terminals, Hanoi Metro Line 5
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.
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.
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
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’.
Poipet trip report, reviving Sihanoukville’s abandoned buildings, proposed Cebu subway, Ipoh Sentral redevelopment, massive mixed-use development in Bangkok's Chinatown
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
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
