Hi, I’m Janes, and Future Southeast Asia is a site dedicated to transport and urban development in Southeast Asia. The site covers topics such as construction, urban development, heritage conservation, infrastructure, and transport in cities of Southeast Asia.
Future Southeast Asia is an independent site written by myself (and the occasional guest writer).
[James at Forest City in Malaysia.]
In addition to the articles on this site, I publish the Future Southeast Asia newsletter. The newsletter includes a weekly roundup of news, my trip reports, and editorials.
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[Visiting an abandoned urban development in Vietnam.]
Where in Southeast Asia
The site covers the every country in Southeast Asia. The cities I visit most often are Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur. I make trips all over the region, so you can see where I have been in the destination menu bar.
Topics covered at Future Southeast Asia
Future Southeast Asia provides fact sheets on major transport and urban development projects. I compile all known articles, photos, and videos in one place. I’ve found that project information can be fractured across several sites, or be too much of a sales pitch (when on real estate sites).
Here are some of the topics that are covered at Future Southeast Asia.
Future City Series
The Future City series compiles projects in major cities in Southeast Asia. The lists give an overview of major projects that are planned or under construction.
[Bukit Bintang City Centre, featured at Future Kuala Lumpur.]
Project Factsheets
If you have ever looked for information on a big project, the search results can often be awash with the same information, or from sites that only published to sell property for a commission.
The factsheets compile all known information and resources for major projects. These pages list all information (good and bad), giving you an overview of the history of the project, without it being a sales pitch.
[Factsheet for the One Bangkok development in the Lumphini area of Bangkok.]
Urban Rail Transit
Reporting on urban rail transit ranges from listing every known transit project, to researching the cost and construction times of first metro lines in Asia.
Concept Maps
[Ho Chi Minh City Metro Concept Map.]
One of my side projects has been to make railway maps in Southeast Asia. The map featured here is a concept map of an expanded Ho Chi Minh City Metro (called “If Saigon had a subway like Shanghai“).
See all of the concept maps.
What this site doesn’t offer
This site doesn’t offer investment advice on real estate projects.
This site doesn’t offer guest posts or sponsored posts.
Conference speaking
I’m available for speaking at conferences and events about rail transport and major construction projects in Southeast Asia. Contact me for availability.
About James Clark
I have been running an online travel publishing business since 2003. I’ve been based in Southeast Asia since 2010, where I have taken an interest in transport and urban development issues in the region.
As a digital nomad, I have flexibility to travel around the region to report on transport projects and construction sites. I write about my travels at nomadicnotes.com.
I have also published a guide to the HCMC Metro and a Vietnam train travel guide, so I am immersed in matters of related to Southeast Asia transport.
I am currently based between Chiang Mai and Ho Chi Minh City.
[James at the Bang Sue Grand Station construction site.]
