Future SE Asia News - SE Asia Railways Report - Indonesia looks to settle high-speed rail debt while extending to Surabaya - KL’s emerging Green Connector Network - Thailand plans Songkhla and Koh Lanta bridges - Hanoi breaks ground on metro Line 2 news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/15-october...

News 8 Oct 2025 - Turning Hat Yai into a great southern metropolis - Avoiding another Sihanoukville - Laos-Vietnam brotherhood projects - Panay-Guimaras-Negros mega bridge - High-speed rail through Isaan raises hopes and questions - HCMC-Can Tho Rail news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/8-october-...

News: - Mapping every airport in Southeast Asia - Surabaya commuter rail project - Philippines 'ghost' flood projects - How Singapore became obsessed by shade - Bangkok Victory Monument revamp - HCMC to start building 9 new metro lines by 2027 news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/24-septemb...

Map of commercial airports in Southeast Asia futuresoutheastasia.com/southeast-as...

Newsletter: 17 Sep 2025 - The proposed Chiang Mai subway system - How not to build a new city - Vietnam airports map - Urban planning after Bali floods - Proposed 65-storey tower in Phnom Penh - Bridge to Koh Samui - Monorail plan along Hanoi's Red River news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/17-septemb...

Vietnam Airports: Map of commercial airports in Vietnam futuresoutheastasia.com/vietnam-airp...

Chiang Mai Metro System – Reviewing the routes of the 3 proposed transit lines news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/chiang-mai...

How not to build a new city – Marina Bay City Lombok news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/how-not-to...

- East Timor planes and dreams of trains - New Phnom Penh airport opens - Malaysia mulls railway link to encircle Borneo - Singapore reclaims land below mean sea level - Nong Khai–Vientiane rail bridge - HCMC-Tay Ninh Railway news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/10-septemb...

Timor-Leste Airports: Map of commercial airports in East Timor futuresoutheastasia.com/timor-leste-...

News No. 281 Rail links to HCMC's new airport Thailand airports map Laos launches SE Asia’s largest wind farm Electric train service to halve JB-KL travel time Samar-Leyte & Panay railway study Singapore coastal barriers Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/3-septembe...

Thailand Airports: Map of commercial airports in Thailand futuresoutheastasia.com/thailand-air...

Future Southeast Asia Newsletter No. 280 - Singapore airports - Techo Airport metro study - Whoosh train debt - Penang's Silicon Island and Andaman Island updates - Bangkok riverside redevelopment - High-speed metro in HCMC news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/27-august-...

Singapore Airports: Map of commercial airports in Singapore futuresoutheastasia.com/singapore-ai...

Newsletter No.279 - Techo International Airport test flight - Indonesia designates 36 airports as international - Vientiane to launch BRT - Ipoh Sentral - Changi East Urban District - Bangkok MRTA four new lines - 250 projects worth $48B launched in VN news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/20-august-...

Long Thanh International Airport is expected to open this year, but which airlines will fly there remains unclear. Dubai and Bangkok provide two models for how to proceed in the short-term and long-term. news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/ho-chi-min...

News No. 278 - Airports in the Philippines - Jakarta–Surabaya HSR - ECRL project 86% complete - Cable car proposal for Penang - Manila to Clark airport in 45 minutes via train - Vietnam North–South HSR construction date news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/13-august-...

Airports in the Philippines: Map of every commercial airport futuresoutheastasia.com/philippines-...

Newsletter No. 277 - Thoughts on a Pan-Philippine Railway - New Cambodia-Laos bridge - Greater Bandung LRT - Proposed 2nd rail link between JB and Singapore - Work on Bangkok Purple Line river tunnel begins - Rail lines planned to connect HCMC airports news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/6-august-2...

Is it possible to build a high-speed railway from Manila to Davao, and should the Philippines build such a railway? I have seen some news articles mentioning HSR, so out of curiosity, I broke down the route and the planned railways for each island. news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/could-the-...

Newsletter No. 276 - HCMC’s unwelcoming airport bus - Indonesia future capital Nusantara - Penang Mutiara LRT cost - Transport infrastructure projects in Marcos’ 4th SONA - MRT at Changi Airport T5 - Gia Binh to be northern Vietnam’s largest airport news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/30-july-2025

News No. 275 - Bridging the gaps of the Pan-Philippine Hwy - Improving bus services between Da Nang and Hoi An - Jakarta LRT expansion - Greener streets for Penang - New suspension bridge to serve Phuket - Hanoi sets groundbreaking dates for 2 metro lines news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/23-july-2025

Greener streets, cooler city: How Penang plans to refresh Unesco-listed George Town www.malaymail.com/news/life/20...

Luzon-Samar Bridge – Connecting Luzon and Visayas to the Pan-Philippine Highway futuresoutheastasia.com/luzon-samar-...

Leyte-Mindanao Bridge – Connecting Visayas and Mindanao to the Pan-Philippine Highway futuresoutheastasia.com/leyte-mindan...

Improving bus services between Da Nang and Hoi An news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/improving-...

Future Southeast Asia Newsletter No. 274 - Redrawing districts in HCMC - Jakarta East-West MRT - The longest rail tunnel in Southeast Asia - Marina Bay Sands expansion - Thailand's land bridge - Hanoi to ban fossil-fuel motorbikes from inner city More at news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/16-july-2025

Future Southeast Asia Newsletter No. 273 Makassar trip report North Bali Airport approved Vientiane BRT Makati Subway More land reclamation for Changi Airport Bangkok canal walkway and cycle path Saigon River Park proposal news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/9-july-2025

Newsletter No. 272 - Da Nang edition - Coastal cities of Indonesia - Jakarta's derelict monorail pillars - Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas Railway - JB-Singapore RTS Link trains unveiled - Proposed Chiang Mai cable car - Phu Quoc wants an electric train line news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/2-july-2025

Indonesia comprises over 17,000 islands and has a population of over 280 million people. With so many islands and so many people, why are there no great coastal cities that are famous destinations? news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/coastal-ci...

"Lao Cai province has greenlit the adjusted plan for Sa Pa Airport with a total investment of over $248 million, aiming for 3 million passengers annually." vietnamnet.vn/en/sa-pa-air...

Future Southeast Asia News No. 271 - Chiang Mai update - Jakarta's urban development, - Sangley international airport plans construction this year, - Buyback of Bangkok train lines, - Free trade zone in Da Nang news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/25-june-2025

Future Southeast Asia News No. 270 - Airports of Myanmar - Quy Nhon trip report - Bassac River Bridge - Bali Metro project moves forward - Clark airport’s second runway - Bangkok Pink Line monorail - Vietnam high-speed railway land clearance news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/18-june-2025

Quy Nhon trip report. A review of apartment and hotel towers under construction, the resort project that will be connected to the city by cable car, the abandoned Japanese-themed new urban area, and prospects for the city with the future high-speed rail. news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/quy-nhon-t...

Future Southeast Asia Newsletter No. 269 🇮🇩 Java sea wall 🇱🇦 Eight companies vie to renovate Luang Prabang International Airport 🇲🇾 Trying to revive Forest City 🇹🇭 New Chonburi city dubbed “Bangkok 2” 🇻🇳 HCMC plans 1,000km metro network news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/11-june-2025

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are planning to build metro lines to their high-speed railway stations, and Da Nang has proposed a rail connection. Here are some other cities on the high-speed rail route that should also consider a rail link. news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/connecting...

Eight Companies Vie to Renovate Luang Prabang International Airport laotiantimes.com/2025/06/07/e...

Future Southeast Asia Newsletter No. 268 - Da Nang's riverside construction boom - Another proposed canal in Cambodia - Surabaya LRT study - East Coast Rail Link on track - Mindanao rail project update - Vietnam high-speed railway news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/4-june-2025

Da Nang construction update –2025 edition Da Nang and Hoi An to join forces, Japan’s Aeon Mall, Robert De Niro’s waiting (for his hotel to be built), the riverfront apartment boom, the resort coast, and would you still love Da Nang if the beach were gone? news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/da-nang-co...

13 Bangkok high-rise projects ‘violate construction laws’ www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

Future Southeast Asia News No. 267 Nha Trang transit line concept map Old Nha Trang Airport redevelopment Krabi Airport rail link Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed rail Bataan-Cavite bridge Vietnam conglomerate pitches for the North-South high-speed railway news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/28-may-2025

KL’s urban makeover must keep its soul and honour its roots, says Fahmi to DBKL www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...

The Future Southeast Asia proposal to build an urban railway connecting the Nha Trang city centre to the high-speed railway station, with an extension to Cam Ranh International Airport. futuresoutheastasia.com/nha-trang-hs... #nhatrang #highspeedrailway #railtransit #vietnam

The Nha Trang Airport redevelopment is a plan to redevelop the former air base in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. futuresoutheastasia.com/nha-trang-ai...

Thap Put – Krabi Railway: Connecting Krabi and Krabi Airport to Phuket and Bangkok by train futuresoutheastasia.com/thap-put-kra...

Penang confirms third bridge being considered as alternative to undersea tunnel www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/...

Passenger terminal expansion at Davao airport underway www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/n...

Future Southeast Asia Newsletter No.266 Largest urban parks in Southeast Asia Tan Cang station review on the HCMC Metro Changi Airport T5 breaks ground The audacious Vietnam high-speed railway proposal news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/21-may-2025

Largest urban parks in Southeast Asia futuresoutheastasia.com/largest-urba...

A review of the pedestrian access and interchange infrastructure of Tan Cang Station on Line 1 of the HCMC Metro, and avoiding the interchange mistakes of the Hanoi Metro news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/tan-cang-s...