Train Review: Dhaka to Chittagong
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Train Review: Dhaka to Chittagong
A review of the train service from Dhaka to Chittagong, Bangladesh. How to buy tickets and what to expect onboard.
Travel Reads
A People in Limbo, Many Living Entirely on the Water
“Floating villages spread across the surface of the Mekong River’s waterways, playing host to ethnic Vietnamese whose status in Cambodian society is perpetually adrift.”
Full steam ahead at the Indian train station run only by women – in pictures
“In a country where women are quitting the workforce at an alarming rate, the all-female staff of Gandhinagar railway station in Jaipur are bucking the trend.”
Shenzhen's Homegrown Cyborg
“Three days with Naomi Wu, the face of China’s cyberpunk city.”
The World’s Best Hitchhiker on the Secrets of His Success
“People generally believe hitching takes no particular know-how, but it takes a tremendous amount of skill to travel quickly, safely and in the right direction like Juan Villarino.”
Hmong And Here
“The Hmong are a stateless people who have lived in Vietnam, Laos, and China, but still have no country to call their own.”
News
Bike Share Oversupply in China: Huge Piles of Abandoned and Broken Bicycles
“Gigantic piles of impounded, abandoned, and broken bicycles have become a familiar sight in many Chinese cities, after a rush to build up its new bike-sharing industry vastly overreached.”
Africa creates world's largest free trade area since WTO—here's its potential
“African leaders have just signed a framework establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area, the largest free trade agreement since the creation of the World Trade Organization. The free trade area aims to create a single market for goods and services in Africa. By 2030 the market size is expected to include 1.7 billion people…”
Southeast Asia Railways
Cabinet approves high-speed train project linking 3 main airports
“The high-speed train will link Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports that both serve Bangkok, and U-Tapao, a joint civil-military public airport that serves the cities of Rayong and Pattaya on Thailand’s eastern seaboard.”
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A ruined mansion in Penang.
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