Future Southeast Asia

Jun 17, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #270

Airports of Myanmar, Quy Nhon trip report, Bassac River Bridge, Bali Metro project moves forward, Clark airport’s second runway, Bangkok Pink Line monorail, Vietnam high-speed railway land clearance.

James Clark

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Jun 10, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #269

Connecting Vietnam's high-speed railway stations with urban rail transit, Java sea wall, trying to revive Forest City, new Chonburi city dubbed “Bangkok 2”, Ho Chi Minh City plans 1,000km metro network

James Clark

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Jun 03, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #268

Da Nang's riverside construction boom, another proposed canal in Cambodia, Surabaya LRT study, East Coast Rail Link on track, Mindanao rail project update, Vietnam high-speed railway

James Clark

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May 27, 2025

Nha Trang metro and airport rail link

News #267: My concept map for a Nha Trang transit line, the old Nha Trang Airport redevelopment, a proposed rail link for Krabi Airport, Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed train project still on, Bataan-Cavite bridge construction to start by July, another Vietnam conglomerate pitches for the North-South high-speed railway project.

James Clark

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May 20, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #266

Largest urban parks in Southeast Asia, Tan Cang station review on the HCMC Metro, Changi Airport T5 breaks ground, and the audacious Vietnam high-speed railway proposal.

James Clark

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May 13, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #265

Da Lat trip report, date set for new Phnom Penh airport, passenger rail plan in Johor Bahru, Ayutthaya high-speed rail station update, new cable car and big Buddha project in Vietnam.

James Clark

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May 06, 2025

Urban parks of Southeast Asia

News #264: Building pocket parks in Southeast Asia, Makati Subway 'no longer feasible', gov’t plans direct KL-Bangkok cargo rail service, Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway project to start construction in December

James Clark

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Apr 29, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #263

50 years of development in Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau construction report, Penang LRT update, 3 proposed railways for the Isaan region

James Clark

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Apr 22, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #262

Update from Quy Nhon, Penang Turf Club redevelopment, Cambodia to China by train, Manila MRT7 update, Tan Son Nhat Terminal 3 opens

James Clark

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Apr 15, 2025

Pavements of Pattaya

News #261: 5 years of the Future Southeast Asia Newsletter, Dara Sakor airport opens to domestic flights, Myanmar post-quake construction, NAIA Terminal 5 and Bulacan Airport terminal construction, Changi gets its crown back, Vietnam–China railway cooperation

James Clark

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Apr 08, 2025

Sihanoukville, the tourist city without tourists

News #260: Trump tariffs in SE Asia, provincial mergers, a giant seawall for Java, East Coast Rail Link game changer, Japan proposes high-speed rail for the Philippines, Vietnam want to start high-speed rail construction next year

James Clark

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