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- Category: Aviation
- Myanmar Airports: Map of commercial airports in Myanmar
- Malaysia Airports: Map of every commercial airport
- Airports in Laos: Map of every commercial airport
- North Bali International Airport: the proposed second airport of Bali
- Airports in Indonesia: Map of every commercial airport
- Cambodia Airports: current and future airports in Cambodia
- Techo International Airport (KTI): The New Phnom Penh Airport
- Long Thanh International Airport: the future second airport of Ho Chi Minh City
- Koh Phangan Airport: The abandoned airport project in the Gulf of Thailand
- Phang Nga Airport: The proposed second airport for Phuket
- Ninoy Aquino International Airport Rehabilitation
- Lanna International Airport (Second Chiang Mai International Airport)
- New Manila International Airport (Bulacan International Airport)
- Sangley Point International Airport
- Southeast Asia Airport Review 2022 – Airports planned and under construction in Southeast Asia
- Will there ever be an airport on Koh Lanta?
- New airports planned and under construction in Southeast Asia – 2021 edition
- Vietnam’s booming aviation market – 2019 Report
- Category: Bridges
- Mekong River Railway Bridge – New Thailand-Laos bridge for high-speed railway
- Koh Samui Bridge: Proposed bridge from Samui to the mainland
- Ba Son Bridge – A new landmark bridge in Ho Chi Minh City
- Koh Chang Bridge: the proposed bridge to connect the island to mainland Trat
- Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge
- Mekong Delta Bridges: List of the longest bridges in the Mekong Delta
- Bali Strait Bridge: the proposed bridge between Java and Bali
- Longest Bridges In Southeast Asia
- Koh Lanta Bridge
- Thai Bridge: a proposed sea bridge across the Bay of Bangkok
- Chao Phraya Sky Park: Bangkok’s pedestrian garden bridge across the Chao Phraya River
- Category: Building Projects
- Cloud 11 Bangkok: Creator economy hub in South Sukhumvit Innovation District
- Peninsula Bay: Mixed-use development in Sihanoukville, Cambodia
- Thai Boon Roong Kampot Building
- Nobu Hotel Danang
- Sun Cosmo Residence Da Nang
- Casamia Hoi An: villas and marina development on the Co Co River
- Newtown Diamond: 3 apartment towers by the sea in South Da Nang
- Adaptive reuse in Southeast Asia
- Cocobay Da Nang: the failed leisure and entertainment complex
- Vega City Nha Trang: seaside leisure and entertainment complex
- Sunshine Tower – Proposed 370-metre twin tower in Ho Chi Minh City
- One Central HCM: the stalled landmark towers at Ben Thanh in Ho Chi Minh City
- South Beach Da Nang
- Thu Thiem Eco Smart City – Ho Chi Minh City riverside development by Lotte
- Empire City – The future landmark development of Ho Chi Minh City
- Never built projects in Ho Chi Minh City
- Stalled/abandoned construction projects in Ho Chi Minh City
- Category: Construction Updates
- Bangkok construction update – 2022 edition
- Nha Trang construction update – 2022 edition
- Johor Bahru construction update – 2022 edition
- Penang construction update – 2022 edition
- Kuala Lumpur construction update – 2022 edition
- Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2022 construction update
- Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2022 edition
- Vientiane construction update – 2022 edition
- Da Nang construction update – 2022 edition
- Binh Thuan construction update – 2022 edition
- Sihanoukville Construction Update – 2022 Edition
- Phnom Penh construction update – 2022 edition
- Bangkok construction update – 2021 edition
- Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2021 edition
- Phu Quoc construction report 2021 – The biggest leisure development site in Southeast Asia
- Vung Tau construction update – 2021 edition
- Da Nang construction update – 2020 edition
- Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2020 edition
- Nha Trang construction update – 2020 edition
- Quy Nhon 2020 construction update
- Ho Chi Minh City construction update – what to expect in 2019
- Category: Editorial
- Myths and realities of the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link
- An Thuong Streets: how Da Nang inadvertently built a vibrant beach neighbourhood
- Great Ring of Hanoi: concept for a large linear ring park around Hanoi
- Java Rail Pass proposal: putting Java train travel on the world tourism map
- Bangkok should scrap the Light Red Line extension and build this instead
- How to fix Makkasan Station, Bangkok’s failed City Air Terminal
- How to fix KL Sentral: ideas to fix the worst station in Southeast Asia
- Why the Thai Land Bridge is a bad idea
- Nonthaburi Civic Center: A missed opportunity to build a great transit hub
- How to make Johor Bahru an international metropolis of Southeast Asia
- The bad urban design of Cyberjaya: Malaysia’s ‘failed Silicon Valley’
- The bad urban design of Forest City: Malaysia’s futuristic city making the same mistakes as its old cities
- The ticketing mess of Bangkok’s rail transit
- The station transfer mess of Bangkok’s rail transit
- Improving the interchanges and connections of the KL metro transit system
- Proposed speeds of the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City Express Railway
- Tuy Phong Station: How the high-speed railway in Vietnam could transform this fishing port
- Ranong: Asia’s pathway to the West – The Thai Canal and Land Bridge alternative
- Building better new cities in Southeast Asia
- Ten ways to improve Bangkok
- A list of ideas to improve Saigon
- Category: Future Cities
- Future Poipet: Construction and transport in Cambodia’s border city
- Bac Ninh construction and transport projects
- Future Chiang Mai: construction and transport projects in Chiang Mai
- Hotel and resort developments on the Ho Tram – Binh Chau sea resort route (near Ho Chi Minh City)
- Future Medan: Construction and transport projects in the largest city in Sumatra
- Future Da Nang: construction and transport projects in Da Nang, Vietnam
- Future Langkawi
- Future Manila – Transport and urban development projects in Metro Manila
- Future Hanoi: Construction and transport projects in Vietnam’s capital
- Future Haiphong
- Future Batam
- Future Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam – Hue and province construction, transport, and infrastructure projects
- Future Boten – The gateway city on the Laos-China border
- Future Hua Hin
- Future Rayong
- Future Khon Kaen
- Future Kep: Development project in Kep Province, Cambodia
- Future Kampot
- Future Koh Rong
- Sihanoukville construction, transport, and infrastructure projects
- Future Sa Pa / Lao Cai Province
- Future Da Lat / Lam Dong Province
- Future Singapore – Construction, transport, and infrastructure projects planned for Singapore
- Future Pattaya – Construction, infrastructure, and transport plans For Pattaya
- Future Phu Quoc – Hotels and resorts planned and under construction
- Future Ninh Thuan Province – Vietnam
- Future Hoi An / Quang Nam Province
- Future Phan Thiet / Mui Ne, Binh Thuan Province – Vietnam
- Future Melaka – Construction and transport projects in Malacca, Malaysia
- Future Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area – Construction and infrastructure projects in Greater HCMC
- Future Tuy Hoa – Phu Yen
- Future Quy Nhon – Coastal city in central Vietnam
- Future Vientiane
- Future Vung Tau: construction and transport projects in Vung Tau
- Future Jakarta – The world’s future largest city
- Future Dong Hoi/Quang Binh – Vietnam
- Future Kuala Lumpur – Construction projects planned and under construction in KL
- Future Johor – Construction projects in Johor Bahru / Iskandar Malaysia
- Future Bangkok: current and proposed construction projects
- Future Nha Trang: construction and transport projects in Vietnam’s resort city
- Future Phnom Penh – Current and proposed construction projects
- Future Penang – Current and proposed construction projects in Penang
- Future Ho Chi Minh City: construction and transport projects in Saigon
- Category: Lists
- Category: Megaprojects
- Category: New Urban Areas
- Nha Trang Airport redevelopment
- Center Point of Indonesia in Makassar: waterfront development on reclaimed land
- Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC): New tech city in Johor, Malaysia
- Melaka Gateway
- Rempang Eco-City
- Thu Thiem New Urban Area: the Pudong of Southeast Asia
- Nusantara – New Capital City of Indonesia
- Forest City Malaysia: A new city on reclaimed islands near Singapore
- One Bangkok: New urban development in Lumphini
- Makkasan Train Factory: proposed redevelopment of SRT land in Bangkok
- That Luang Lake SEZ – Vientiane Laos
- Can Gio Tourist City
- Penang South Islands – Three islands land reclamation project
- NovaWorld Phan Thiet
- Shwe Kokko New City: A casino city in Myanmar on the Thailand border
- Norea City – A new urban island in Phnom Penh
- 10 New Balis
- Andaman Eastern & Oriental – A new urban island in Penang
- Four Thousand Islands New Area: The Sithandone SEZ in Southern Laos
- Bokor City: a new city in Bokor National Park, Cambodia
- Widad Langkasuka – An artificial islands project in Langkawi
- Bay of Lights: New urban development in Ream Bay, Sihanoukville
- Thanh Long Bay: A resort/new urban development on the South Central Coast of Vietnam
- Bandar Malaysia – New Central Business District and transport hub in Kuala Lumpur
- Bukit Bintang City Centre
- A guide to District 2, Ho Chi Minh City
- Category: News
- Railway debt soars to 300 billion, “rehabilitation plan” likely to miss target in 2027, revising ‘locomotive-wheeled’ plan, budget 170 billion to accept ‘double track-new line’
- RI pursues target of having 10,000 km of railway tracks by 2030, only this much remaining
- Ba Ria – Vung Tau is about to build a light railway across the Southeast region
- 67,400 billion VND to build metro connecting Long Thanh airport with Ho Chi Minh City
- Building metro running along canals, Ho Chi Minh City can save 40,000 billion VND
- Discussion on planning of Bien Hoa – Vung Tau railway line
- CII researches and proposes to implement TOD Hang Xanh with total capital of 8.5 billion USD
- To turn Ben Dinh Islet into a new modern urban area
- Bali Subway development enters the stage of appointing strategic partners and investor consortium leaders
- Duong Bia giant proposes to build an urban railway project – a 30km yellow tram line from Da Nang airport to Hoi An city
- Once delayed, MRT Makassar continues this year
- Makassar city government prepares LRT Metro Capsule transportation
- Urgent design of Long Thanh airport underground railway station
- Rempang resident relocation work plan
- The Makassar MRT should not be built yet, this is the assumption
- Prepare for relocation in Galang with complete facilities
- Rempang residents: We are ready to support the government, but don’t relocate
- Thu Thiem Theater project restarted
- Quang Nam plans urban railway line connecting Da Nang and Chu Lai airports
- Putting into operation four new stations on the North-South railway line
- La Nyalla promises to propose to Jokowi that North Bali Airport development returns to PSN
- Hai Phong plans to build 8 new railway lines
- Dong Nai plans 4 new urban railway lines
- Ba Ria – Vung Tau planning three urban railway lines
- Islands of Southeast Asia
- Quang Ninh will have 3 urban railway lines
- MRT will be integrated with the Makassar-Parepare train
- SWF will finance the construction of LRT and MRT in 5 cities in Indonesia
- Vietnam Airlines is the only domestic airline operating Long Thanh airport?
- The resurrection of Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe: How HCMC brought the black water canal back from the dead
- City begins work on Metro Line One
- Category: Railways
- Thap Put – Krabi Railway: Connecting Krabi and Krabi Airport to Phuket and Bangkok by train
- Da Lat–Thap Cham railway restoration
- Selangor Rail Line: proposed railway along the North Selangor coast
- Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway
- Ho Chi Minh City – Can Tho Railway (Mekong Delta Railway)
- Trans-Borneo Railway: High-speed railway connecting Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia
- Mindanao Railway Project – The proposed 2000km railway on the second-largest island in the Philippines
- Bangkok–Nong Khai High-Speed Railway (China-Thailand Railway)
- Ha Long – Mong Cai Railway
- Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway
- Kota Kinabalu – Kudat Railway
- Ho Chi Minh City – Tay Ninh light rail line
- Hat Yai – Songkhla Railway
- Vietnam High-Speed Railway: North-South express railway project
- Indonesia railways report: 2024 edition
- Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station redevelopment
- Eastern Visayas Metro Rail System: A railway connecting the islands of Samar and Leyte in the Philippines
- Ngoc Hoi Railway Station: The Hanoi station for the North-South high-speed railway
- Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: The fastest train in Southeast Asia
- Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High-Speed Rail
- Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Railway
- Nakhon Sawan – Mae Sot Railway
- Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway – The 3-airport rail link of Bangkok
- Siantar – Parapat Railway: The missing link for the Medan – Lake Toba Railway
- East Coast Rail Link – The new railway that will connect the Straits of Malacca to the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia
- Hanoi – Ha Long Railway
- Panay Railway
- Future Railways: Proposed and under-construction railways in Southeast Asia
- Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal (Bang Sue Grand Station)
- Bangkok – Chiang Mai High-Speed Railway
- Pattaya Station Redevelopment: High-speed railway and mixed-use project
- Current and proposed railways in Cambodia
- Phnom Penh – Siem Reap Railway
- PNR South Long Haul: Rebuilding the PNR South Main Line (Bicol Express) in Luzon
- Southeast Asia Railways Report – 2022 edition
- Trans-Sumatra Railway
- Laos-China Railway review – observations while riding the train from Vientiane to Boten
- The mixed-gauge mess of Thailand’s railways
- Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway
- Bangkok – Hua Hin High-Speed Railway
- Ban Phai – Nakhon Phanom Railway
- Andaman Railway – A proposal to connect the West Coast of Southern Thailand by rail
- Hua Lamphong Station – News and redevelopment plans for Bangkok Railway Station
- Manggarai Station: the future central railway station of Jakarta
- Current and proposed railways in Laos
- Central Highlands Vietnam railway concept map
- Vientiane – Vung Ang Railway: proposed railway connecting landlocked Laos to a seaport
- Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City by rail on the Southern Economic Corridor Railway
- Hanoi – Chiang Mai Railway
- Chiang Rai Railway: (Den Chai – Chiang Rai – Chiang Khong)
- Airport Railways In Southeast Asia
- Muse-Mandalay-Kyaukphyu Railway
- Chumphon – Ranong Railway: connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea
- Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh Railway: news about the proposed railway between Vietnam and Cambodia
- Boten-Vientiane Railway: construction history and news about the Laos-China Railway
- The East–West Economic Corridor Railway from Myanmar to Vietnam
- Trans-Sulawesi Railway – Makassar to Manado by train
- Category: Site News
- Category: Urban Parks
- Largest urban parks in Southeast Asia
- Benjakitti Park: A forest and wetland park in the heart of Bangkok
- Kanchanaphisek Park: a model reclaimed waterway in Chiang Mai
- Gurney Bay: Penang’s new seafront park
- Hang Bang Canal: The rehabilitation of an old Saigon waterway
- Tebet Eco Park: A revitalised river park in Jakarta
- Sumenep Promenade: A canal park in Central Jakarta
- Category: Urban Planning
- Category: Urban Rail Transit
- Line 4 HCMC Metro – News and updates
- Nha Trang HSR Airport Railway Concept Map
- Makati Intra-city Subway
- Phnom Penh Metro: proposed urban rail transit system and airport railway
- Unified Grand Central Station – Metro Manila
- Bangkok M-MAP 2: Official map of future urban rail transit lines in Bangkok
- Mutiara LRT Line: The Penang light rail transit connecting the island to the mainland
- Line 1 HCMC Metro: The first rail transit line in Ho Chi Minh City
- Thu Thiem – Long Thanh Line: connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh International Airport
- Bali Light Rail Transit (LRT): the proposed subway system of Bali
- Nusantara Autonomous Rail Transit (ART)
- Makassar MRT: A proposed urban rail transit system in South Sulawesi
- Bali Beach Tram: A tramway connecting the airport to Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak
- Bali Railways Masterplan: News and resources for proposed railways in Bali
- Langkawi LRT: A proposed maglev from Kuah Ferry Terminal to Cenang Beach
- Iloilo Monorail: Proposed transit system in Iloilo City, Philippines
- Johor Bahru Metro Concept Map
- Bangkok Light Blue Line Monorail
- Melaka Tram: A proposed 3-line tramway system for the historic port city of Malaysia
- Line 2 Hanoi Metro: Connecting the airport to the old city
- Line 2 HCMC Metro
- Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Transit System
- George Town–Butterworth LRT
- Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) Kuching
- Jakarta MRT: Maps, resources, and news for the Mass Rapid Transit of Jakarta
- Johor Bahru LRT
- Surabaya Urban Rail Transit
- Binh Duong Urban Railway: proposed railway system in Binh Duong Province
- Ben Thanh Station: A 3-line metro interchange that will transform Ho Chi Minh City
- Bangkok Yellow Line: A review of the first monorail in Thailand
- Pattaya Monorail – Linking the high-speed railway to the beach
- Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System Guide – Current, under construction, and proposed lines, and maps
- Phitsanulok Mass Transit – Auto Tram System
- Batam LRT
- Khon Kaen Transit System – The proposed light rail transit (LRT) in Khon Kaen
- List of urban rail systems in Southeast Asia
- Makati-Taguig Skytrain – Proposed automated people mover in Metro Manila
- Future Manila mass transit system – Every urban rail line planned for Metro Manila
- Kuantan Skytrain
- Bali Railway Concept Map
- Hue Tramway: connecting the airport, train station and old city
- Hanoi Metro 2022 construction update
- Hanoi Line 2A review: riding the first metro railway in Vietnam
- Vientiane BRT – Urban Transit System
- Medan LRT
- Bangkok Urban Rail Transit Update – 2021 Edition
- Bangkok Grey Line Monorail
- Comparison of cost and construction times of first metro lines in Asia
- Nakhon Ratchasima Transit – The Green Line Tram Project
- Bandung Urban Transit System
- Hat Yai Monorail
- Da Lat Monorail
- Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2021 construction update
- Brunei Metro – A proposed LRT/MRT for Bandar Seri Begawan
- Palembang LRT – The first light rail transit in Indonesia
- Davao Monorail
- Kota Kinabalu Sky Train
- Cebu Monorail – A 2-line transit system connecting Mactan Cebu Airport to Cebu City
- Da Nang Metro: Proposed rail transit network for Da Nang and Hoi An
- Bangkok Gold Line: The people mover connecting the BTS to Icon Siam
- Phuket Light Rail – The proposed transit railway connecting Phuket Airport to the Old Town and Chalong
- Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2020 construction update
- Hanoi Metro 2020 construction update
- Chiang Mai Mass Transit
- Construction projects near Line 1 Ho Chi Minh City Metro
- Ho Chi Minh City Metro Concept Map (if Saigon had a subway like Shanghai)
- Category: Waterways
