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Building a unified rail line from Singapore to China

Building a unified rail line from Singapore to China

News #232:: Rise and fall of Sihanoukville, glorified buses and flying taxis for Bali, cheaper rail fares = more passengers in Bangkok, Vietnam North-South high-speed railway project highly necessary.

James Clark
James Clark
Review of Center Point of Indonesia in Makassar

Review of Center Point of Indonesia in Makassar

News #231: Jakarta MRT East-West Line, how Malaysia’s Melaka Gateway fell short, Manila Airport redevelopment, nationalising Bangkok's urban railways.

James Clark
James Clark
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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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