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BatamBatam
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Batam, not Bali, should be the financial hub of Indonesia

Batam, not Bali, should be the financial hub of Indonesia

Indonesia has proposed to turn Bali into a financial hub, but Batam would be a more suitable location.

James Clark
James Clark
LombokLombok
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How not to build a new city – Marina Bay City Lombok

How not to build a new city – Marina Bay City Lombok

Marina Bay City is a new coastal development on the southwest coast of Lombok. It’s billed as the Miami of Asia, but it looks more like a gated community in Anywhereville Florida.

James Clark
James Clark
YogyakartaYogyakarta
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What Yogyakarta can learn from Siem Reap (and vice versa)

What Yogyakarta can learn from Siem Reap (and vice versa)

Yogyakarta Trip Report: Yogyakarta should look to Siem Reap's street reconstruction project, and Siem Reap should have an airport rail link like Yogyakarta.

James Clark
James Clark
MakassarMakassar
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Makassar should be more like Singapore before being like Dubai

Makassar should be more like Singapore before being like Dubai

Makassar Trip Report: Makassar is the largest city in Eastern Indonesia. It's building a Dubai-inspired new urban area on artificial islands, but it should look to Singapore's example for fixing the city sidewalks first.

James Clark
James Clark
JakartaJakarta
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Jakarta transit report (2023 edition)
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Jakarta transit report (2023 edition)

Reviewing the urban railways of Jakarta, and other transport observations.

James Clark
James Clark
Trip ReportsTrip Reports
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Trip Report: Jakarta construction update
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Trip Report: Jakarta construction update

Part 1: A summary of the big construction projects in the city that, contrary to media reports, is not being abandoned

James Clark
James Clark
MedanMedan
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Trip Report: Medan
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Trip Report: Medan

An airport train. the massive main square redevelopment, Jakarta-style Superblocks arrive, and the rejuvenation of the old city area that could put Medan on the tourist map.

James Clark
James Clark
AviationAviation
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Air travel in Sumatra
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Air travel in Sumatra

Sumatra's lack of intraisland flights, connections to Jakarta and Southeast Asia, and how future railways could replace air travel in Sumatra.

James Clark
James Clark
IndonesiaIndonesia
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What would Bali look like if it had a metro system

What would Bali look like if it had a metro system

A concept map of a Bali railway system, including an island circle line, a high-speed railway to Java, and an urban rail transit system in South Bali.

James Clark
James Clark