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MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Japan Perfected 7-Eleven. Why Can’t the US Get It Right? www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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How Tokyo developed a culture of transit in a world of cars theworld.org/stories/2025...

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Probably the most allegorical thing you'll see all week... After 30 years tied up in Philadelphia while all attempts to rescue her have failed, the United States is now on course to be sunk and lost forever... 🥲 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLPL...

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IN FOCUS: Overcrowded south, undeveloped north – Bali seeks new airport, highways and rail lines despite roadblocks www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indones...

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Must Vietnam's economic ascent come with Beijing's former smog? In my latest commentary, I examine how the country could sidestep China's environmental struggles while maintaining its economic momentum. fulcrum.sg/airpocalypse...

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Sharing Australia’s coffee culture with Southeast Asia www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

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Once upon a time, when you pictured THE METAVERSE, you imagined some bad-ass SNOW CRASH shit, but welcome to reality, where billions of dollars spent gets us these low-rez bags of digital sausage sitting around and gabbling at one another in an alien's approximation of human conversation.

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Vietnam has an ambitious plan to build a high-speed railway. Here is what Vietnam can learn from the Laos-China Railway, the Bangkok-Nong Khai High-Speed Railway, the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, and the Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR. news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/what-vietn...

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I saw these cyclists today and thought "Of course they are from the Netherlands", but I didn't know they had cycled from the Netherlands!: "2 Dutch men cycle 343 days to Vietnam" tuoitrenews.vn/news/sports/...

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CAAV allocates time slots to Emirates at Da Nang International Airport en.sggp.org.vn/caav-allocat...

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The Travel Wire: best travel reads #23 Discover Shimokitazawa (Tokyo), the weird psychology of airports, the hidden side of Ho Chi Minh City, Uzbekistan's tourism boom, and more travel reads www.thetravelwire.net/p/14-februar...

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PAL launches first direct Cebu-Ho Chi Minh City flights aviationupdatesph.com/2025/02/pal-...

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Trump’s assault on USAID leaves China soft power opening in Southeast Asia www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...

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Underutilized Hiroshima-Okayama rail route struggles to survive www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02...

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India to Help Renovate and Revitalize Indonesia's Prambanan Temple Site en.tempo.co/read/1974435...

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It might soon be possible to fly from Melbourne to Thailand via Dili. en.tatoli.tl/2025/02/05/a...

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A bus in Bangkok entangled in low-hanging cables www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

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I am often asked “can you recommend me a platform to book rail tickets Europe wide?” And the answer is, no, I cannot. Not universally. What a platform that answers that question looks like 👇 jonworth.eu/the-rail-pla... But who's going to build that? 🤔

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Seabed test drilling starts for Koh Samui bridge www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

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US freezes foreign aid, affecting 1,000 UXO clearance workers in Vietnam’s Quang Tri tuoitrenews.vn/news/society...

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Myanmar's Shwe Kokko: Inside a city 'built on scams' www.bbc.com/news/article...

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The Rickety Last Days of Hanoi's Tramway System in the 1990s saigoneer.com/hanoi-herita...

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All the trains I rode in China: defector.com/all-the-trai...

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Malaysia's ECRL: Sleepy port cities Klang and Kuantan eye makeover with new railway www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysi...

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My book (a collection of essays) 'Falling for Saigon' is now available for pre-order. It can be found on websites like WH Smith, Waterstones, Barnes& Noble, Amazon, etc, but I'm sure your local/ fav bookstore would happily order you a copy if you want one. Publication date is May 1, 2025.

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The Japanese train in Cambodia: Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville on the KiHa train from Hokkaido www.nomadicnotes.com/phnom-penh-t...

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Vietnamese students learn barista skills for part-time jobs, cultural integration in Australia tuoitrenews.vn/news/feature...

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Poipet trip report: Construction and urban development in Cambodia's wild-west casino city news.futuresoutheastasia.com/p/poipet-tri... #poipet #cambodia

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The new toilet at Ekkamai Bus Station in Bangkok is as modern and clean as an airport toilet, but there are big stairs with no ramp, and you have to walk by a parked bus to access.

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Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Friday according to air-monitoring organisation IQAir, with Ho Chi Minh City ranked second-most polluted, followed by Phnom Penh and Bangkok fourth and fifth, respectively.

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Laos, Japan discuss plans for direct flights, visa easing laotiantimes.com/2025/01/24/l...

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KL rolling out bike lanes but cyclists yet to catch up www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-...

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If you've ever said "If I were in charge of the Bangkok MRTA", then here is your chance: The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is inviting qualified candidates to apply for the position of Governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand. www.nationthailand.com/pr-news/pr-n...

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Battambang to Phnom Penh by train www.nomadicnotes.com/battambang-p...

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Incredible discovery while riding an NYC ferry just now: there is a trash barge called BARGEY MCBARGEFACE (see name in paint on the side)

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‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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A long road to clean air in Southeast Asia: "Udon Thani sugarcane farmers respond to burn ban with protest threat" www.nationthailand.com/news/general...

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Durian vending machines launched in Singapore e.vnexpress.net/news/busines...

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Singapore knows how to build nature walks cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/cna-lifestyl...

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Silicon Valley could’ve been one of the most unbelievable and prosperous places on the planet, but elected officials decided to listen to NIMBYs for decades, and this is what the commercial corridor where the world’s most valuable company is headquartered looks like:

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"Thai people are more open to whatever lifestyle you choose to have." <- Compelling report on some of the Chinese creating alternative lives as expats in Chiang Mai. www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

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On 11 January a groundbreaking ceremony was held to mark the construction of the Mutiara LRT Line in Penang. This is a North-South transit line connectting Georgetown to Penang Airport. There is also a branch that will cross the Penang Strait to connect Penang Sentral and Butterworth Railway Station

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Walking Street to Open in Phnom Penh at the End of January kiripost.com/stories/walk...

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A potential foreign acquisition of Japanese retail giant Seven & I would be "heavily related" to national security, Japan's economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said.

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We’re aware of the bot followers. We know it’s really irritating for yall. The blade runners are working hard and we’re looking at bigger steps.

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Why you need to take the slow boat from Thailand to Laos www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/...

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Is Bangkok an Urbanist Nightmare? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_837...

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