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Articles Published In September 2020

Phuket Light Rail – The proposed transit railway connecting Phuket Airport to the Old Town and Chalong

The Phuket Light Rail is a proposed light rail transit system for the island of Phuket in Thailand, connecting the airport to Phuket Town and Chalong.

Shwe Kokko New City – A planned casino city in Myanmar on the Thailand border

Shwe Kokko New City is a planned new urban area and casino city in Myanmar. The development is at the township of Shwe Kokko (also transliterated as Swe Koke Ko) on the Moei River, which forms the Myanmar-Thailand border.

Thanh Long Bay – A resort/new urban development on the South Central Coast of Vietnam

Thanh Long Bay is a resort/new urban development in Binh Thuan province on the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. The project covers an area of 90.3 ha with a beach front of 1.7km. It includes resort villas, apartments, hotels, and shophouses.

Trans-Sulawesi Railway – Makassar to Manado by train

The Trans-Sulawesi Railway is a proposed railway that would connect the two biggest cities in Sulawesi, from Makassar in the south to Manado in the North.

Pattaya Monorail – Linking the high-speed railway to the beach

The Pattaya Monorail is a proposed railway that would connect the future Pattaya high-speed railway station with the popular beach area of the city.

Updated Articles

Laos

China-Laos railway holes all 75 tunnels

The China-Laos railway: a way out of poverty or a white elephant in waiting?

• Added to Vientiane-Boten Railway

Malaysia

Development of RM140 billion Bandar Malaysia begins

Bandar Malaysia to start with over 12 world-class towers worth RM10 billion in 2021

• Added to Bandar Malaysia

Melaka plans to create new economic corridor worth RM100b

• Added to Future Melaka

MyHSR Corp calls for tenders to appoint consultants for KL-S'pore HSR

• Added to Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail

Philippines

Mindanao Railway Project still on, DoTr execs assure House

• Added to Mindanao Railway Project

Thailand

Thailand studies Malacca bypass to link Indian, Pacific oceans

• Added to Thai Canal

There were numerous news articles about the proposed Thai Canal this month. When one news agency posts an article, others follow. I’ve added more articles on the Thai Canal page as well.

Khon Kaen rail gets S Korean guidance

• Added to Khon Kaen Transit System

SRT launches project for East-West corridor railway in Thailand

• Added to East-West Economic Corridor Railway

Thailand's airport high speed rail project delayed

• Added to Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway

Vietnam

Construction of Saigon’s $133mn bridge hindered by site clearance bottleneck

• Added to Thu Thiem 2 Bridge

HCMC museum’s century-old buildings face threat from skyscraper construction

Saigon skyscraper investor submits museum repair plan

• Added to Spirit of Saigon