The Thap Put-Krabi Railway is a proposed railway in Southern Thailand. The railway will branch off the proposed Surat Thani – Phuket line at Thap Put and connect Krabi and Krabi Airport. The line will be a double-tracked metre-gauge railway, with a track length of 68 km. The line will have services from Bangkok and […]
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Largest urban parks in Southeast Asia
A list of the largest urban parks in Southeast Asia. Urban parks in Southeast Asia map [Map of urban parks in Southeast Asia.] Notes about the urban park list This is an ongoing list that I am collating, so if I have missed a park then let me know. I am listing parks of any […]
Building pocket parks in Southeast Asia
The case for building multiple small parks now, while planning bigger parks in the future. The big cities of Southeast Asia have a woefully inadequate amount of green space. Some big parks exist, but they are either old (such as Lumphini in Bangkok) or built on reclaimed land (such as East Coast Park in Singapore […]
Benjakitti Park: A forest and wetland park in the heart of Bangkok
Benjakitti Park is a public park in Khlong Toei District of Bangkok, Thailand. The park is on former land of the tobacco monopoly (the Tobacco Authority of Thailand). The factory was relocated and the land was converted into a park in 1992. Benjakitti Park was established in honour of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen […]
Makati Intra-city Subway
The Makati Intra-city Subway (MkTr) is a proposed underground rapid transit line in Makati, Metro Manila. It was planned to be built under a public-private partnership program between the Makati City Government and a private consortium, led by Philippine Infradev Holdings. The line will have nine stations and 10 km in length. There will be […]
Penang Turf Club redevelopment: How Penang should look to Singapore for inspiration
The closure of the Penang Turf Club presents a rare opportunity to redevelop a large area of land on the island. Penang should look to Singapore for racecourse redevelopment inspiration before they build another uninspiring car-dependent development. The Penang Turf Club was founded in 1864, making it Malaysia’s oldest remaining horse-racing club. However, there has been […]
Merging provinces in Southeast Asia
Vietnam is planning to merge 63 provinces and municipalities down to a total of 34. Should other countries in Southeast Asia consider provincial mergers? Vietnam provincial mergers of 2025 Vietnam is divided into 57 provinces and 6 centrally governed cities (municipalities). The government is currently planning to merge provinces, bringing the total number to 34. A […]
Malaysia Airports: Map of every commercial airport
Southeast Asia Airports > Malaysia Airports News and information about current and future airports in Malaysia. Index Malaysia airports map International airports in Malaysia Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) Kuching International Airport (KCH) Labuan International Airport (LBU) Langkawi International Airport (LGK) Malacca Airport (MKZ) Miri Airport (MYY) Penang International Airport […]
Hanoi’s plan for public space around Hoan Kiem Lake
An ode to the Shark Jaw building in Hanoi, turning tram depots into opera houses, more lakeside demolition for metro construction, and thoughts on if Hanoi should go full Haussmann. Hanoi authorities have announced plans to demolish one of the most iconic buildings in the city. Ho Guom Plaza at the northern end of Hoan […]
Building metro running along canals, Ho Chi Minh City can save 40,000 billion VND
(PLO)- A unit proposed to build a metro line running along the canal from Tan Son Nhat Airport – Nhieu Loc Thi Nghe canal – to the center of Ho Chi Minh City, which could save up to 40,000 billion VND. Recently, Thach Ban Park Joint Stock Company sent a document to Deputy Prime Minister […]
