Indonesia's no traffic metropolis, Fifth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge officially opens, Johor–Singapore RTS Link inaugural train test, ‘Smart City’ rises on a former US base, Vietnam North–South high-sp...

Sihanoukville’s next chapter, Vientiane BRT trial suspended, what’s next for transport in Singapore, Hat Yai monorail, Vietnam launches and inaugurates 234 projects nationwide including first flight t...

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 A...

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 proposa...

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

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

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

There is a proposal to extend the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway to Banyuwangi in East Java. Could this form part of a Java-Bali high-speed railway?

Penang trip report, Kratie Mekong bridge, Whoosh high-speed train to Banyuwangi (for Bali ferry), push to establish "Bicol Express" in Luzon, Singapore-Johor RTS Link, Hanoi-Ha Long high-speed railway

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...

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-s...

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

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...

[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

[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 ...

[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 Ri...

Chiang Mai is planning to build a 3-line urban rail transit system that will be the first provincial subway in Thailand. I visited the locations of every station of the proposed first line, and I revi...

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.

[News 10 Sep 2025] New Phnom Penh airport opens, Indonesia and China discuss sea wall and high-speed rail, land for South Korea tourism project in Vientiane, Malaysia mulls railway link to encircle Bo...

Airport rail links to HCMC's new airport, Thailand airports map, Laos launches SE Asia’s largest wind farm, electric train service to halve JB-KL travel time, Samar-Leyte and Panay railway study, Sing...

Singapore airports, Techo Airport metro study, Whoosh train debt, Penang's Silicon Island and Andaman Island updates, Bangkok riverside redevelopment, high-speed metro in HCMC

Future Southeast Asia Facebook Group, Ho Chi Minh City's two airports' problem, Techo International Airport test flight, Indonesia designates 36 airports as international, Vientiane to launch BRT syst...

Long Thanh International Airport is expected to open this year, but which airlines will fly there remains unclear. Dubai and Bangkok provide two models for how to proceed in the short-term and long-te...

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...

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...

Is it possible to build a high-speed railway from Manila to Davao, and should the Philippines build such a railway?

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 ...

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 line...