Future Southeast Asia: Malaysia Index Page

Kuala Lumpur

Johor

Forest City Malaysia – A new city on man-made islands near Singapore

The bad urban design of Forest City: Malaysia’s futuristic city making the same mistakes as its old cities

Future Johor – Construction projects in Johor Bahru / Iskandar Malaysia

Johor Bahru construction update – 2022 edition

Johor Bahru construction update – 2024 edition

Johor Bahru LRT

Johor Bahru Metro Concept Map

How to make Johor Bahru an international metropolis of Southeast Asia

Johor Bahru: Redesigning Permas Jaya into a pedestrian-friendly space

Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC): New tech city in Johor, Malaysia

Kedah

Future Langkawi

Langkawi LRT: A proposed maglev from Kuah Ferry Terminal to Cenang Beach.

Widad Langkasuka – A proposed artificial islands project in Langkawi.

Langkawi trip report (2023)
A big tower comes to Cenang Beach, an inappropriate Dubai-like development, and yet another mediocre urban development that Malaysia does so well

Melaka

Future Melaka – Construction and transport projects in Malacca, Malaysia

Melaka Gateway

Melaka Tram: A proposed 3-line tramway system for the historic port city of Malaysia.

Pahang

Kuantan Skytrain

Penang

Penang South Islands – Three islands land reclamation project

Fix Penang Island instead of making new islands [Paid Subscribers]
The supposed green utopia of the Penang South Islands project will do nothing to fix the current urban problems of the island of Penang.

Future Penang – current and proposed construction projects in Penang

Bayan Lepas LRT – The proposed Penang light rail connecting Georgetown to the airport.

George Town–Butterworth LRT

Penang construction update (2023 edition) [Paid Subscribers]
Trip report for my visit to Penang in March 2023. New hotels questionably close to the old town, an endangered historic cinema, and land reclamation mania.

Penang construction update – 2022 edition

Andaman Eastern & Oriental – A new urban island in Penang.

Gurney Bay: Penang’s new seafront park