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Future Southeast Asia News #278

Yogyakarta trip report, airports in the Philippines, Jakarta–Surabaya high-speed rail plan, ECRL project 86% complete, cable car proposal for Penang, Manila to Clark airport in 45 minutes via train by 2032, how Singapore is rethinking nature in the city, Vietnam North–South high-speed railway construction date.

James Clark

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Aug 05, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #277

Thoughts on a Pan-Philippine Railway, new bridge planned between Cambodia and Laos, Greater Bandung LRT, proposed second rail link between Johor and Singapore, work on Bangkok Purple Line river tunnel begins, rail lines planned to connect Greater HCMC airports

James Clark

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Jul 29, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #276

Ho Chi Minh City’s unwelcoming airport bus, Indonesian government reaffirms commitment to future capital Nusantara, Penang Mutiara LRT cost, transport infrastructure projects in Marcos’ 4th SONA, MRT at Changi Airport T5 to be an interchange station linking TEL and CRL, Gia Binh to be northern Vietnam’s largest airport

James Clark

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Jul 22, 2025

Bridging the gaps of the Pan-Philippine Highway

News #275: Improving bus services between Da Nang and Hoi An, Jakarta LRT expansion, greener streets for Penang, new suspension bridge to serve Phuket, Hanoi sets groundbreaking dates for 2 metro lines

James Clark

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Jul 15, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #274

Redrawing districts in HCMC, Jakarta East-West MRT, the longest rail tunnel in Southeast Asia, Marina Bay Sands expansion, Thailand's land bridge, Hanoi to ban fossil-fuel motorbikes from inner city

James Clark

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Jul 08, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #273

Makassar trip report, North Bali Airport approved, Vientiane BRT, Makati Subway revival, more land reclamation for Changi Airport, Bangkok canal walkway and cycle path, Saigon River Park proposal.

James Clark

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Jul 01, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #272

Da Nang update, coastal cities of Indonesia, Jakarta's derelict monorail pillars, Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas Railway, Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link trains unveiled, proposed Chiang Mai cable car, Phu Quoc wants an electric train line

James Clark

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Jun 24, 2025

Future Southeast Asia News #271

Chiang Mai travel update, Jakarta's urban development, Sangley international airport plans construction this year, buyback of Bangkok train lines, free trade zone in Da Nang, and Da Nang plans to build 5 islands inspired by Dubai’s model.

James Clark

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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