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Future Southeast Asia News [17 Dec 2025]
Dec 16, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News [17 Dec 2025]

Leaking Jakarta seawall, the future tallest building in Laos, KL–JB train debuts, how Changi T5 will be built, Bangkok plans to nationalise urban railways, test flights for Long Thanh International Airport

James Clark
James Clark
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Future Southeast Asia News [10 Dec 2025]
Dec 09, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News [10 Dec 2025]

Kulim International Airport, ADB backs Cambodia’s urban future, Laos–Vietnam railway construction to begin in 2026, Japan-style Transit-Oriented Development in Bangkok, Can Gio-Vung Tau bridge proposal in HCMC.

James Clark
James Clark
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Future Southeast Asia News [3 Dec 2025]
Dec 02, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News [3 Dec 2025]

KL trip report, Jakarta MRT and LRT updates, China-backed Muse-Mandalay Railway, tunnel breakthrough for Hanoi Line 3

James Clark
James Clark
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Future Southeast Asia News [19 Nov 2025]
Nov 18, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News [19 Nov 2025]

Urban rail transit report (2025), transforming the old Phnom Penh airport, Jakarta old town revitalisation, Chiang Rai railway tunnel update, Ha Long new urban area

James Clark
James Clark
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Future Southeast Asia News [12 Nov 2025]
Nov 11, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News [12 Nov 2025]

Java-Bali high-speed railway concept, Batam-Bintan Bridge, green corridor plan to enhance KL walkability, Bangkok Solar City, HCMC high-speed urban railway

James Clark
James Clark
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Future Southeast Asia News [29 Oct 2025]
Oct 28, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News [29 Oct 2025]

The DDR apartments of Vinh, Phu Quoc Metro proposal, Nusantara in danger of becoming a "ghost city", airport upgrades in Laos, better walkways for Malaysia, high-speed rail to Trat, Danang plans metro line between Hoi An and airport

James Clark
James Clark
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Future Southeast Asia News [22 Oct 2025]
Oct 21, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News [22 Oct 2025]

Batam should be the financial hub of Indonesia, old Phnom Penh Airport to be transformed into a park, high-speed rail debt must not delay Jakarta-Surabaya expansion, Vientiane-Hanoi Expressway, high-speed rail linking Thailand’s three airports on brink of collapse, proposed river park for HCMC.

James Clark
James Clark
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Future Southeast Asia News [15 Oct 2025]
Oct 14, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News [15 Oct 2025]

Southeast Asia Railways Report, Indonesia looks to settle high-speed rail debt while extending to Surabaya, KL’s emerging Green Connector Network, Thailand plans Songkhla and Koh Lanta bridges, Hanoi breaks ground on metro line passing through Old Quarter

James Clark
James Clark
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Turning Hat Yai into a great southern metropolis
Oct 07, 2025

Turning Hat Yai into a great southern metropolis

[News: 8 Oct 2025] Avoiding another Sihanoukville, Laos-Vietnam brotherhood projects, Panay-Guimaras-Negros mega bridge, high-speed rail through Isaan raises hopes and questions, HCMC-Can Tho Railway

James Clark
James Clark
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Chiang Mai trip report
Sep 30, 2025

Chiang Mai trip report

[News: 1 Oct 2025] North Bail Airport, Laos plans railway to Vietnam and Vientiane–Champasack, Kota Kinabalu port area redevelopment, Thailand's ‘unfeasible’ Land Bridge, Da Nang-Hoi An rail plan

James Clark
James Clark
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Mapping every airport in Southeast Asia
Sep 23, 2025

Mapping every airport in Southeast Asia

[News: 24 Sep 2025] Hat Yai update, Surabaya commuter rail project, Philippines 'ghost' flood projects, how Singapore became obsessed by shade, Bangkok Victory Monument revamp, HCMC to start building 9 new metro lines by 2027

James Clark
James Clark
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The proposed Chiang Mai subway system
Sep 16, 2025

The proposed Chiang Mai subway system

[News: 17 Sep 2025] How not to build a new city, Vietnam airports map, urban planning after Bali floods, proposed 65-storey tower in Phnom Penh, bridge to Koh Samui, monorail plan along Hanoi's Red River

James Clark
James Clark
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