Techo International Airport is an under-construction airport to serve Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Techo International Airport will be the main airport for commercial flights, while the old airport will be for government and military use. Techo International Airport is 24 km south of the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh city centre. The new airport is in […]
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Hat Yai – Songkhla Railway
The Hat Yai – Songkhla Railway is a proposal to revive the old Hat Yai to Songkhla railway line in Southern Thailand. The distance between Hat Yai and Songkhla is about 29 km. Songkhla is the capital of Songkhla Province, though Hat Yai is the biggest city. The original line opened in 1917 and operated […]
Kanchanaphisek Park: a model reclaimed waterway in Chiang Mai
Kanchanaphisek Park is a park in Chiang Mai along a remnant of the outer city wall. The park is a good model of what a reclaimed waterway can look like. Chiang Mai has numerous waterways that run from the mountain (Doi Suthep) to the Ping River. Unfortunately, most of these have been encroached by urbanisation. […]
Vietnam High-Speed Railway: North-South express railway project
The Vietnam high-speed railway is a proposed new railway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The North-South express railway will be 1,541 km in length, double-tracked standard-gauge electric railway with a top speed of 350 km/h. This will replace the current metre-gauge North–South passenger railway. The current Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City railway […]
Gulf of Thailand Seawall: The Greater Bangkok flood barrier and new sea city
The plan to build a city on artificial islands in the Gulf of Thailand to form a seawall for Greater Bangkok. The Bang Khun Thian land reclamation project is a proposed megaproject to build artificial islands in the Gulf of Thailand as part of a flood defence system for Greater Bangkok. The reclaimed land would […]
Sidewalks are the secret sauce to simulating Singapore’s success in Southeast Asia cites
Cities across Southeast Asia use Singapore as a measuring stick for development progress. “The next Singapore” is a phrase that is often used in this context. These cities try to emulate Singapore by building luxury apartments and landmark towers to attract high net-wealth individuals and family offices. Instead of looking up at skyscrapers, cities should […]
Myths and realities of the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link
Why there won’t be a high-speed railway from Singapore to China, and how Thailand and Malaysia have set back a truly unified system by years. The Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) is a planned network of railways to create a unified line from Kunming to Singapore. This is part of the Pan-Asian Railway, which envisions three […]
Bad Urban Design: Center Point of Indonesia, a missed opportunity to put Makassar on the map
Center Point of Indonesia is a megaproject being built off the coast of Makassar. City planners had an opportunity to make an iconic global city. Instead, they have opted for suburbia in the sea. They are making the same urban planning mistakes that are being made in every other Indonesian city. This is a review […]
Funan Techo Canal: waterway and canal system connecting Phnom Penh to Kampot
The Funan Techo Canal is an under-construction waterway that will connect Phnom Penh to Kampot via the Bassac River. The canal will enable goods to be shipped to and from the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port without having to go through Vietnam. The project was formerly known as the Bassac River Navigation and Logistics System (“BRNLS”), […]
Long Thanh International Airport: the future second airport of Ho Chi Minh City
Long Thanh International Airport is the under-construction second airport of Ho Chi Minh City. Situated approximately 40 km east of the city centre in Dong Nai Province, the airport will have enough space to eventually include 4 runways and serve over 100 million passengers annually. Such an ambitious size would put it up there with […]
