City of Melaka (Malacca) in Malaysia is a historic port city that still shows influences from its time of Portuguese, Dutch and British rule. The old city centre was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (with Georgetown, Penang) in July 2008. Melaka is the capital of the state of Malacca, and like Penang there […]
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Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail
The Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) is a planned railway from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Singapore via a high-speed rail line. This would be a new line on a different route to the current KL-Singapore railway. The high-speed railway would travel at a speed of 320km/h over 350 kilometres, with a travel time of 90 […]
Forest City Malaysia – A new city on man-made islands near Singapore
Forest City is a new urban development in the Iskandar Malaysia Special Economic Zone in Johor, Malaysia. The project is made up of four man-made islands covering 30km2, located in the Johor strait opposite Singapore. The islands will be a mix of residential, leisure, commercial, and industrial space, and will have an estimated population of […]
Bandar Malaysia – New Central Business District and transport hub in Kuala Lumpur
Bandar Malaysia is an urban redevelopment project on the Sungai Besi Airport site in Kuala Lumpur. The 486-acre site will include commercial and residential buildings as well as being a major transport hub. Bandar Malaysia will be the terminal station for the Singapore-KL HSR, and will have connections with Mass Rapid Transit and commuter railways, […]
Bukit Bintang City Centre
Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) is a new urban development in central Kuala Lumpur. This mixed use project includes residential towers, hotels, retail and entertainment spaces, and a transit hub. There are gardens and other open spaces, and the site will include a signature landmark tower. The 19.4-acre property is at the site of the […]
Penang South Islands – Three islands land reclamation project
Penang South Islands (PSI), also known as the three islands project, is a proposed land reclamation project to the south of Penang Island (Pulau Pinang). The three islands will total 1,821ha (4,500acres), and will be a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial usage. The project will be funded by sale of land, and remaining proceeds […]
Future Kuala Lumpur – Construction projects planned and under construction in KL
Kuala Lumpur isn’t the biggest capital city in Southeast Asia, and it’s not even in the top 10 biggest cities. Yet it tops the list for most buildings over 100 metres. And out of five buildings over 400 metres in the region, four of them are in KL. Not only has it got density, but […]
Future Johor – Construction projects in Johor Bahru / Iskandar Malaysia
The Malaysian state of Johor is at the southernmost end of the Malay Peninsula, where the Straits of Johor form the border between Malaysia and Singapore. Johor Bahru is the capital of the state, and it’s where the first and busiest border crossing to Singapore is. For years JB languished in the shadow of its […]
Future Penang – current and proposed construction projects in Penang
Most visitors to Penang are familiar with historic Georgetown on the northeast tip of Pulau Pinang, but there is more to Penang than its heritage architecture. When speaking of Penang it can refer to Georgetown, the island of Penang, or the state of Penang, which includes the island and strip of land on the peninsula. […]
