Langkawi is an island and archipelago of islands located approximately 30 km off the coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are part of Kedah State, and Kuah is the largest town on the island. Pantai Cenang is the main tourist beach, and the island was given a World Geopark status by UNESCO in 2007. The […]
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The bad urban design of Forest City: Malaysia’s futuristic city making the same mistakes as its old cities
Forest City is an artificial island project in Malaysia, located in the Johor strait opposite Singapore. It was supposed to be a futuristic green city, but it’s already making the same mistakes of the badly-planned cities of Malaysia. Forest City is car-centric and not built with pedestrians or cyclists in mind. It also looks like […]
Kuantan Skytrain
The Kuantan Skytrain is a proposed urban rail transit system in Kuantan in Pahang State, Malaysia. The proposal includes three rail lines with a total distance of 54.5 km: Line 1: Menara Kuantan 188 to KOTASA (approx 12.5 km). Line 2: Menara Kuantan 188 to Teluk Cempedak (approx 10 km). Line 3: KOTASA to the […]
Johor Bahru construction update – 2022 edition
Johor Bahru is making the most of its proximity to Singapore, with affordable apartments (compared to Singapore) near the future transit link. Here is an overview of some of the major projects under construction in Johor Bahru Johor Bahru Map This map list projects mentioned in this article. A full list can be found at […]
Andaman Eastern & Oriental – A new urban island in Penang
Andaman is a new urban development built on an artificial island off the Northeast coast of Penang. The island is being developed by E&O (Eastern & Oriental) and it forms part of the Gurney Wharf development. There are two islands as part of the project, and there will be two bridges connecting them to the […]
Improving the interchanges and connections of the KL metro transit system
Kuala Lumpur has slowly and steadily been building out an urban rail transit system that it hopes will reduce the city’s car addiction. Mistakes were made early on with integrating the lines, but there have been some great improvements in recent years. In fact, KL has examples of the best and worst ways to make […]
Penang construction update – 2022 edition
Penang is a state in Malaysia that is split between the island of Penang and the opposing land on the mainland. There is a new island being reclaimed off the north coast of Penang, and there are contentious plans for three more islands to the south. This article is an overview of what is planned […]
Kuala Lumpur construction update – 2022 edition
Kuala Lumpur has some big-ticket projects under construction, including the first megatall skyscraper in Southeast Asia. Like the rest of Southeast Asia, Malaysia had an international lockout when Covid broke out in 2020, and it didn’t fully reopen until 2022. This affected projects that rely on migrant labour, but the projects that were already funded […]
Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway
The Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway is a proposed standard gauge railway that would run alongside the current meter-gauge railway used by Thailand and Malaysia. The line would be between 1,400km and 1,500km long and would be able to make the trip in six hours. The line would go via Hat Yai-Padang Besar and […]
Kota Kinabalu Sky Train
The Kota Kinabalu Sky Train is a proposed rail transit line in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The proposed Kota Kinabalu Line would connect the airport with the city centre and then onwards to One Borneo Mall. In the future, the line could be extended south to Putatan. At this stage, the sky train is just a […]
