The provincial city with a preposterous plan for a 5-line mass transit system, and how the proposed high-speed rail to Chiang Mai could transform its fortunes.
Update from Asia Pacific Rail 2023, Can Gio Tourist City, Penang LRT to be extended, Trans-Borneo Railway, free rides on Bangkok Yellow Line, and more
[News: 24 May 2023] Fix Penang Island instead of making new islands, Jakarta-Bandung high-speed test run, and a proposed sustainability center in an iconic building in HCMC
The supposed green utopia of the Penang South Islands project will do nothing to fix the current urban problems of the island of Penang
[News: 17 May 2023] Transit plans for Batam, Bali, Penang and Lapu-Lapu, Hanoi proposes second international airport
The Bassac Sea-Link plans to connect Phnom Penh to a seaport in Kampot, but a railway would be quicker and a better allocation of resources
[News: 10 May 2023] Air travel in Sumatra, the largest islands in Southeast Asia, Penang LRT gets funding, delays for Bangkok's Pink and Yellow lines, and the Hanoi metro is making money
Sumatra's lack of intraisland flights, connections to Jakarta and Southeast Asia, and how future railways could replace air travel in Sumatra.
[News: 3 May 2023] Rebuilding Cambodia’s gambling Mecca, Last batch of units for Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway shipped, Penang South Islands project gets Putrajaya’s final approval
The Da Nang-Hoi An resort coast, more new urban areas, the fragile beaches of Hoi An, and the hidden casino resort from Macau.
[News: 26 April 2023] Smoke and heat in SE Asia, New Siem Reap airport to open in October, a new airport in a far-flung corner of Laos, Vientiane-Vung Ang railway, and more.
The new coastal resort town on the South Central coast of Vietnam.
