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Future Southeast Asia News [8 Apr 2026]
Old Phnom Penh Airport opens as public park for KNY, Indonesia’s seawall bet, Laos–Vietnam Railway Company, Penang Mutiara Line LRT project on track for 2031 opening, Singapore’s first 3D concrete printed pedestrian bridge, Thailand Transport Ministry fast-tracks Bt1.96tn mega-project pipeline, 99-story financial tower in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Thiem.
• Future Southeast Asia News [1 Apr 2026]
Former Phnom Penh International Airport all set to be cultural landmark, housing plan for Jakarta railway slum area, Kuching ART progress, Singapore to start preparatory works for Long Island, U-Tapao airport construction set for April 3, mountain expressway to cut Nha Trang-Da Lat drive from 4 hours to under 2.
• Future Southeast Asia News [25 Mar 2026]
Mekong region fuel shortages, Laos seeks approval for railway to Vietnam, Philippine rail revival, rethinking Bangkok’s busiest bus hub, Vietnam plans two new rail links to China.
• Future Southeast Asia News [18 Mar 2026]
Kratie Mekong Bridge nears completion, President Prabowo wants all train stations to be modernized, Laos eyes BRT expansion to airport and railway station, ECRL tracks laid from Kota Bharu to Gombak, Panay–Guimaras–Negros Bridge construction set for 2027, Bangkok metro projects update, Hanoi considers second airport.
• Future Southeast Asia News [11 Mar 2026]
Redesign of former Phnom Penh Airport, Fifth and Sixth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridges, Penang tackles land acquisition and relocation for Mutiara Line LRT, Bangkok Southern Purple Line and Western Orange Line on track for 2030 opening, investor selected for Phan Thiet Airport civil aviation project.
• Future Southeast Asia News [4 Mar 2026]
Cambodia approves new Ratanakiri airport, Indonesia to reactivate 12,000 km of railway lines, Trans-Borneo Railway feasibility study expected by mid-year, Visayas-Mindanao link feasibility study underway, U-Tapao Airport project to kick off on April 3, Vietnam PM orders emergency construction of HCMC-Long Thanh railway link.
• Future Southeast Asia News [25 Feb 2026]
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.
• Future Southeast Asia News [18 Feb 2026]
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.
• Future Southeast Asia News [11 Feb 2026]
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.
• Future Southeast Asia News [4 Feb 2026]
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.
• Future Southeast Asia News [28 Jan 2026]
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 study.
• Future Southeast Asia News [21 Jan 2026]
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.
• Future Southeast Asia News [14 Jan 2026]
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.
• Future Southeast Asia News [7 Jan 2026]
Indonesia targets completion of 6,900 bridges in remote areas by 2026, Vientiane’s Wat Tay Canal could become floating night market, public transport in Greater KL functional but fragile, PNR revival of the Bicol Express, new developments in Singapore’s Downtown, Bangkok plans a new walkable landmark over the Chao Phraya, HCMC Metro Line 3 proposal.
