Future Southeast Asia News #270

The Future Southeast Asia Newsletter features transport and urban development news in Southeast Asia, edited by James Clark.

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• Myanmar Airports: Map of commercial airports in Myanmar

I’m working my way through mapping the airports of Southeast Asia. I wasn’t sure what to expect with Myanmar, considering there is an ongoing civil war. As with the other countries I’ve mapped, I only include commercial airports. Not included are small airstrips or military-only airports.

Coco Island Airport is now a military airport, so that is not on the map. Lashio Airport has been captured by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, but it still operates commercial flights, so that is on the list. Also on the list is Magway Airport, which is being used by the Myanmar Air Force while still being used as a domestic airport.

• Vietnam's most provincial international beach city (Premium)

Quy Nhon trip report (2025 edition). A review of apartment and hotel towers under construction, the resort project that will be connected to the city by cable car, the abandoned Japanese-themed new urban area, and prospects for the city with the future high-speed railway.

Recent articles

• Connecting Vietnam's high-speed railway stations with urban rail transit

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are planning to build metro lines to their high-speed railway stations, and Da Nang has proposed a rail connection. Here are some other cities on the high-speed rail route that should also consider a rail link.

• Da Nang construction update – 2025 edition (Premium)

Da Nang and Hoi An to join forces, Japan’s Aeon Mall, Robert De Niro’s waiting (for his hotel to be built), the riverfront apartment boom, the resort coast, and would you still love Da Nang if the beach were gone?

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News

• ASEAN eyes rail connectivity to boost regional trade amid global tensions [CNA]

"A seamless and reliable regional rail freight service is seen as vital to increasing the bloc’s total trade volume, which is projected to reach US$4.5 trillion by 2030."