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Future Southeast Asia News [25 Feb 2026]

February 25, 2026 By James Clark

Revised Penang LRT, Metro Cebu Subway feasibility study in Oct 2026, first Thai-built light rail tram begins test runs in Khon Kaen, new passenger terminal for Dili Airport, HCMC plans 99-story tower for international financial center in Thu Thiem.

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Future Southeast Asia News [18 Feb 2026]

February 18, 2026 By James Clark

Indonesia to use state budget to repay Whoosh high-speed rail debt, Savannakhet’s 270-meter wooden bridge faces final season, Malaysia’s new rail system stages preview run, Thai–Chinese high-speed rail phase 1 hits 51%, Vietnam proposes expressway link between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh. Happy Year of the Horse from Ho Chi Minh City! Here […]

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Future Southeast Asia News [11 Feb 2026]

February 11, 2026 By James Clark

Public parks in Phnom Penh, MRT East-West corridor to strengthen Jakarta as global city, redevelopment project in George Town heritage area, Myanmar opens Dala Bridge, demo run of Metro Manila Subway set on 2028, JB-Singapore RTS Link arrives at Woodlands North, Don Mueang-Suvarnabhumi expansion, Da Nang maps out MRT/LRT lines in urban railway network.

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Future Southeast Asia News [4 Feb 2026]

February 4, 2026 By James Clark

Construction firms push back Funan Techo Canal construction, Nusantara is not a ghost town, KL must safeguard its green spaces, reviving the Mindanao railway project, Singapore MRT Circle Line 6 extension, Suvarnabhumi Airport expansion, Phu Quoc launches $2.6B mega hotel projects for APEC 2027.

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Future Southeast Asia News [28 Jan 2026]

January 28, 2026 By James Clark

How Asia’s megacities can learn from each other, Cambodia bets big on state-led development, Jakarta to break ground on giant sea wall in September, Bukit Chagar station takes shape on Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link, Philippines government earmarks P7.8 billion for upgrade of 19 airports, Ho Chi Minh City’s Metro Line 2 tunnel work and extension […]

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Future Southeast Asia News [21 Jan 2026]

January 21, 2026 By James Clark

Redeveloping old Phnom Penh airport, Jakarta sinks deeper as subsidence worsens flood risks, redesigning Kuala Lumpur’s public spaces, Mindanao Railway revived, new bridge to link Marina Centre and Gardens by the Bay, Thailand construction mishaps pile up, and Ho Chi Minh City officially begins construction of Metro Line 2. Hello from Ho Chi Minh City! […]

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Future Southeast Asia News [14 Jan 2026]

January 14, 2026 By James Clark

Jakarta to clear derelict monorail pillars, railway between Vientiane and Pakse, Penang LRT construction starts, Korean-Japanese JV to design Manila train network, HCMC bridge and undersea tunnel between Can Gio and Vung Tau.

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Future Southeast Asia News [7 Jan 2026]

January 7, 2026 By James Clark

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