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Kulim International Airport

December 8, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Kulim International Airport is a proposed airport and aerotropolis located in the state of Kedah, northwest Malaysia. The proposed location is in the south of Kedah, next to Penang. The airport was first announced in 2014 by the Kedah state government to function as a passenger and cargo airport. it was then proposed to be […]

Filed Under: Aviation Tagged With: airports, kulim airport, malaysia

Penang Turf Club redevelopment: How Penang should look to Singapore for inspiration

April 21, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Urban Planning Tagged With: malaysia, penang

Malaysia Airports: Map of every commercial airport

March 25, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Aviation Tagged With: airports, malaysia

Selangor Rail Line: proposed railway along the North Selangor coast

February 20, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Selangor Rail Line is a proposed railway in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The proposed line will run along the North Selangor coast from Klang to Sabak (near the boundary of Perak state). Selangor surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and the state includes part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur area […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: malaysia, railways, selangor

Trans-Borneo Railway: High-speed railway connecting Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia

February 17, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Trans-Borneo Railway is a proposed railway that would traverse the island of Borneo through Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, and there have been announcements for a proposed railway that would link the major cities. A more realistic scenario is that railways are built over time that connect nearby […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: borneo, brunei, indonesia, malaysia, railways

Mutiara LRT Line: The Penang light rail transit connecting the island to the mainland

January 13, 2025 By James Clark 1 Comment

The Mutiara LRT Line is an under-construction light rail transit (LRT) system in Penang. The line will run along the east coast of Penang island from Georgetown to Silicon Island, and from Georgetown to Penang Sentral on the mainland via a bridge across the Penang Strait. The Mutiara Line will be 29.5 km in length […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: light rail, malaysia, penang

Widad Langkasuka – An artificial islands project in Langkawi

November 30, 2024 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Widad Langkasuka was a proposed new urban area in Langkawi Malaysia. The project by Widad Group Berhad involved constructing 1000 acres of artificial islands in the bay next to Langkawi International Airport. The project was to form an eagle-shaped landmass (the white-crested eagle being the symbol of Langkawi) comprised of nine zones. The islands were […]

Filed Under: New Urban Areas Tagged With: artificial islands, langkawi, malaysia

Kota Kinabalu – Kudat Railway

November 11, 2024 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Kota Kinabalu-Kudat rail project is a proposed railway connecting the capital of Sabah to the northern tip of Borneo. The 175km railway would be used for transporting agricultural products from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu, and there is also a port and industrial parks planned for Kudat. Kudat District is at the northern tip of the […]

Filed Under: Railways Tagged With: kota kinabalu, kudat, malaysia, sabah

Myths and realities of the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link

September 24, 2024 By James Clark 8 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Railways Tagged With: china, high speed rail, laos, malaysia, singapore, thailand

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

September 2, 2024 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC) is a 7,290-acre township in Sedenak, Johor, Malaysia. IBTEC is planned as a major circular city within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). Sedenak was designated as the sixth flagship zone of Iskandar Malaysia (Zone F) in 2021. Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC) map Sedenak mukim (an administrative division of a district) is in […]

Filed Under: New Urban Areas Tagged With: bandar malaysia, johor, malaysia

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