Penang Turf Club redevelopment: How Penang should look to Singapore for inspiration

The closure of the Penang Turf Club presents a rare opportunity to redevelop a large area of land on the island. Penang should look to Singapore for racecourse redevelopment inspiration before they build another uninspiring car-dependent development.

James Clark

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Apr 28, 2024

Johor Bahru construction update – 2024 edition

An update on construction projects in Johor Bahru, including the RTS Link to Singapore.

James Clark

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Sep 26, 2023

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Melaka trip report: Little Dubai in the Strait of Malacca

The controversial land reclamation area of Melaka Gateway, Malaysia's mania for ugly carpark podiums, a 9-tower project connected by a skybridge, a proposed 88-storey tower, and the Melaka Monorail

James Clark

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Jul 25, 2023

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Kuala Lumpur trip report: 2023

The KL city skyline continues to bulk up. Merdeka 118 (2nd tallest building in the world), the second-tallest building in KL, and more 300m+ buildings that look small in comparison.

James Clark

Urban PlanningUrban Planning

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May 23, 2023

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Fix Penang Island instead of making new islands

The supposed green utopia of the Penang South Islands project will do nothing to fix the current urban problems of the island of Penang

James Clark

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Apr 04, 2023

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Penang construction update (2023 edition)

Trip report for my visit to Penang in March 2023. New hotels questionably close to the old town, an endangered historic cinema, and land reclamation mania.

James Clark

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Mar 20, 2023

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Langkawi trip report

A big tower comes to Cenang Beach, an inappropriate Dubai-like development, and yet another mediocre urban development that Malaysia does so well

James Clark

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Oct 17, 2022

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Thoughts on metro systems on a visa run to KL

Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Thoughts on metro systems in Southeast Asia, and my mission of railway expansion in ASEAN.

James Clark