China to lend money to Cambodia for Funan Techo Canal construction, Indonesia plans 39 new airports, Malaysia launches LRT3 Shah Alam Line, Cebu’s underground MRT project, Singapore to begin giant project to fight rising sea levels, Thailand’s three-airport high-speed rail project stalls, Hanoi bets its future on a riverside to rival world’s great cities.
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Future Southeast Asia News [1 Jul 2026]
China to lend money to Cambodia for Funan Techo Canal construction, Indonesia plans 39 new airports, Malaysia launches LRT3 Shah Alam Line, Cebu’s underground MRT project, Singapore to begin giant project to fight rising sea levels, Thailand’s three-airport high-speed rail project stalls, Hanoi bets its future on a riverside to rival world’s great cities.
Future Southeast Asia Site News: June 2026
Travel plans (Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia), Chiang Mai installs a bad bike blocker, and latest posts round-up. Travel plans Greetings from Chiang Mai. I’ve been here for nearly two months, so it is time to move on before my visa expires. I am returning to Vietnam in July to act as a quasi-tour guide for some […]
Hanoi’s ambitious 5-line metro launch
Hanoi has launched the construction of five metro lines. The lines include the line that will replace the North-South Railway, a line connecting the airport to the old quarter and the world’s largest stadium, the world’s longest metro line(?), a circle line, and Tay Ho now gets access to the airport and the old quarter. […]
Future Southeast Asia News [24 Jun 2026]
Raising awareness of city planning in Cambodia, Jakarta builds pedestrian deck to link six transit modes, Philippines weighs return to China for stalled Mindanao railway, the engineering challenges behind the Circle Line loop, single-entry fare system for Bangkok rail network, Hanoi launches construction of five metro lines spanning over 300 km.
Bonifacio Global City – The Singapore of Manila, or the Manhattan of Asia?
Bonifacio Global City (BGC) is a planned central business district in the City of Taguig (one of the cities in Metropolitan Manila). I’ve seen it described as the Manhattan of Asia and the Singapore of Manila. Both of these descriptions sound hyperbolic, so I had to see for myself. I visited Manila in April 2026, and […]
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