Langkasuka - another proposed artificial island project in Malaysia
Langkasuka - another proposed artificial island project in Malaysia
Mindanao Railway to partially open by 2022, another elevated park in Bangkok, and the future of Vietnam's North-South Railway.
Langkasuka in Langkawi is the latest artificial island project that has been proposed in Malaysia. So far there is the still under construction Forest City project in Johor, the since abandoned Melaka Gateway, and the still waiting for approval three-islands project in Penang.
With these three projects not instilling confidence in the building of artificial islands, should this latest man-made island be approved? Dubai has man-made islands that look like objects, and they are still mostly empty.
Langkasuka was announced in January 2021 and so far there aren’t many details about the project. As usual, I’ve created a fact sheet that compiles all the news items and links related to the project. Any future updates will be noted in this weekly newsletter.
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This article includes quotes from myself.