Putrajaya is the administrative centre of Malaysia located in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, south of Kuala Lumpur. Cyberjaya is a city in Sepang District, Selangor, and next to Putrajaya. Putrajaya and Cyberjaya were developed at the same time, with Putrajaya being established in 1995 and Cyberjaya in 1997. Putrajaya and Cyberjaya are approximately halfway […]
George Town–Butterworth LRT
The George Town–Butterworth LRT was a proposed railway connecting George Town on the island of Penang to Butterworth on the mainland side of Penang state. The George Town–Butterworth Line was added to the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) in 2022. The original proposal was for an undersea tunnel connecting the Bayan Lepas LRT to the […]
Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: The fastest train in Southeast Asia
The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is a high-speed train service in Java, Indonesia. The train can travel at a speed of up to 350 km/h, making it the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia. The railway officially opened on the 2nd of October 2023. The current railway between Jakarta and Bandung takes from 2h 50m to […]
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. Melaka in Malaysia is a historic port city that was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2008. This is the Melaka that most […]
Melaka Gateway
Melaka Gateway is a new urban development of artificial islands in Melaka, Malaysia. The islands will comprise residential and commercial buildings, a theme park, cruise port, and deep-sea container port. The project was launched on 7 February 2014 by Prime Minister Najib Razak. It was expected to be open in 2018 and be finished completely […]
Rempang Eco-City
Rempang Eco-City is a proposed industrial, service, and tourism area on Pulau Rempang, Riau Islands, Indonesia. Rempang Eco City is part of the 2023 National Strategic Program (PSN). The project aims to attract investment of approximately IDR 381 trillion ($24.8 billion USD in September 2023) by 2080, with 30 thousand workers. The development is a […]
Jakarta transit report (2023 edition)
Reviewing the urban railways of Jakarta and other transport observations. Jakarta is set to be the most populous city in the world, overtaking Tokyo. Yes, the capital is moving to the jungle, but it’s business as usual in the business capital of this enormous country. Jakarta is famous for its bad traffic, so if it overtakes Tokyo, […]
Thu Thiem New Urban Area: the Pudong of Southeast Asia
Thu Thiem New Urban Area is an urban redevelopment project in Ho Chi Minh City. The area is on the Thu Thiem Peninsula in the municipal division Thu Duc City (a city within the city of Ho Chi Minh City). New urban areas are usually built far from the city centre. In the case of […]
Phang Nga Airport: The proposed second airport for Phuket
Phang Nga Airport is a proposed airport in Phang-nga province, Thailand. The airport was proposed by Bangkok Airways in 2016 as Phang Nga–Andaman International Airport. It is also referred to as Second Phuket Airport, as it is expected to alleviate congestion from Phuket International Airport. Phang Nga Airport map The proposed Phang Nga Airport will […]
Trip Report: Jakarta construction update
Part 1: A summary of the big construction projects in the city that, contrary to media reports, is not being abandoned. The last time I was in Jakarta was in September 2019, which was about one month after President Joko Widodo announced that the capital would move to Borneo. In the four years since that announcement, […]
