The Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway is a proposed railway that will connect the two airports of Bangkok with U-Tapao airport in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Thailand. The rail link will be connected to what will eventually be the two biggest railway stations in Bangkok (Bang Sue Grand Station and Makkasan). The train will also […]
Can Gio Tourist City
Can Gio Tourist City is a proposed new urban area in Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh City. The project is also known as Can Gio Resort Town and Can Gio sea encroachment tourism and urban area project. The proposed project will cover 2,870 hectares on existing Can Gio coastline and reclaimed land, and […]
Fix Penang Island instead of making new islands
The supposed green utopia of the Penang South Islands project will do nothing to fix the current urban problems of the island of Penang. The Penang South Islands project is a plan to build three islands south of the island of Penang. The project has been mired in controversy from the beginning, with objections about environmental damage, […]
Siantar – Parapat Railway: The missing link for the Medan – Lake Toba Railway
The Siantar – Parapat Railway is a proposed railway to connect Medan to Lake Toba in North Sumatra. There is already a railway from Medan to Siantar, so this extension is the missing link to connect the largest city in Sumatra to one of the most popular tourist destinations on the island. [Parapat on Lake […]
Batam LRT
Batam LRT is a proposed light rail transit system on Batam Island, Indonesia. The Batam LRT will have two routes, from Batam Center to Tanjung Uncang and from Batu Ampar to Hang Nadim Airport. The $1.5 million investment project will see a 27.54 km route on the first line and 27.93 km on the second […]
Cambodia should rebuild the railway instead of building a canal
The Funan Techo Canal plans to connect Phnom Penh to a seaport in Kampot, but a railway would be quicker and a better allocation of resources. [Railway at Kampot, Cambodia.] Cambodia is studying a proposal to build a waterway and canal system to connect Phnom Penh to Kampot Province via the Bassac River. The 180 […]
East Coast Rail Link – The new railway that will connect the Straits of Malacca to the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia
The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is a 640 km long railway under construction in Peninsula Malaysia. This standard gauge double-track railway will connect Port Klang on the Straits of Malacca to Kota Bharu at the northern end of the east coast. The railway will pass north of Kuala Lumpur, where it will interchange with […]
Penang South Islands – Three islands land reclamation project
Penang South Islands (PSI), also known as the three islands project, is a proposed land reclamation project to the south of Penang Island (Pulau Pinang). The three islands will total 1,821ha (4,500 acres), and will be a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial usage. The project will be funded by the sale of land, and […]
Islands of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is split into two major geographical regions: Mainland Southeast Asia and Maritime Southeast Asia. Maritime Southeast Asia (also known as Island Southeast Asia,) includes Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Timor-Leste. This page is a statistical resource on the islands of Southeast Asia. Largest islands in Southeast Asia Indonesia and the Philippines […]
Air travel in Sumatra
Sumatra’s lack of intraisland flights, connections to Jakarta and Southeast Asia, and how future railways could replace air travel in Sumatra. Sumatra is the 6th largest and the 5th most populous island in the world. Both of those stats sound about right, even though there is no global correlation between island size and population (Greenland […]
