Construction reports for Koh Pich (the fake Paris island), BKK1 (the booming expat area), and Phnom Penh City Center (the city rising out of a drained lake). My first trip report for 2023 begins in Phnom Penh. This was a shorter trip than usual, as it was a visa run from Vietnam that was timed […]
Phnom Penh – Siem Reap Railway
The Phnom Penh – Siem Reap Railway is a proposed new railway connecting the capital of Cambodia to the tourism hotspot of Siem Reap (the city near Angkor). The railway is one of a number of railways that have been proposed in Cambodia, including another railway that would connect Siem Reap to Poipet (and thus […]
Southeast Asia airport report – 2023 edition
Cambodia airports progress, Manila’s three-airport problem, Changi T5 resumes, Bangkok’s two airports +1, Vietnam’s airport boom continues, though HCMC’s two airport woes continue. This is the Future Southeast Asia airport report for 2023 – a summary of airports planned, under construction, and other airport news in Southeast Asia over the past year. This report is […]
Makati-Taguig Skytrain – Proposed automated people mover in Metro Manila
The Makati-Taguig Skytrain is a proposed automated people mover line that will connect the city of Makati and Bonifacio Global City area in Taguig, Metro Manila. The line (which has also been referred to as a monorail) will be approximately 1.87 km with two stations. It will connect to Line 3 and the Makati Intra-city […]
Future Manila mass transit system – Every urban rail line planned for Metro Manila
Metro Manila (National Capital Region) is served by three urban rail transit lines and a commuter line. There are four new lines under construction, and five more lines are planned or under consideration. This page lists current, under construction, and proposed mass transit railways of Metro Manila. This also includes every map showing what the […]
Manila trip report – 2022 edition
Beginning the mammoth task of reporting on transport and urban development in the megacity of Metro Manila. This was my first time back in Manila since starting Future Southeast Asia. Not having a Future Manila page on this site was a glaring omission for a site about urban development in Southeast Asia. Manila is one […]
Future Manila – Transport and urban development projects in Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila (or Metro Manila) is the name used for the greater Manila area. Manila is comprised of 16 cities and 1 municipality that form the National Capital Region (NCR). When referring to Manila it could refer to Manila City (one of the cities of the NCR) or Metro Manila as a whole. Either way, […]
PNR South Long Haul: Rebuilding the PNR South Main Line (Bicol Express) in Luzon
The PNR South Long Haul (PNR Bicol) is a project to reconstruct the railway in Southern Luzon in the Philippines. The line will start at Banlic station in Calamba, Laguna and it will terminate at Daraga, Albay. The line will be 565 km in length with 35 stations, and passenger trains will travel at a […]
Bangkok construction update – 2022 edition
The bad urban design of Forest City: Malaysia’s futuristic city making the same mistakes as its old cities
Forest City is an artificial island project in Malaysia, located in the Johor strait opposite Singapore. It was supposed to be a futuristic green city, but it’s already making the same mistakes of the badly-planned cities of Malaysia. Forest City is car-centric and not built with pedestrians or cyclists in mind. It also looks like […]
