Sunday, May 31, 2026

NEW BUNGA RAYA AIRCOND CAFE

A new aircond coffee cafe has opened at Bunga Raya Road Melaka.

A comfortable place to enjoy your coffee and cakes here especially with the current hot weather.

Do come over to check it out.



Tuesday, May 26, 2026

GENTING TOLL CHARGES

GENTING HIGHLANDS Road charges from 28th. May 2026.



NAM SENG COFFEE OF KEE ANN ROAD

 


NAM SENG COFFEE OF KEE ANN ROAD

Kee Ann Road is the place where Nam Sing Coffee is located.

Their coffee brand is Pupil Brand or School boy brand.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18mnke7MA9/LAM SING COFFEE

KAMPUNG HULU



Kampung Hulu, Melaka.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/174VXqUUqV/

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

ECRL BYPASS SINGAPORE IN JANUARY 2027

ECRL Bypass to Shenzhen saving 30 hours in time. Will operate on 1.1.2027 which is 6 months away.

Ships can unload their containers at Port Klang onto freight trains to be unloaded onto ships at Kuantan Port. Then, they can sail on to Danang, Hanoi in Vietnam, Cambodia, Hainan, SW China, Taiwan and Japan.

Ships can still sail down to Melaka, Singapore, Indonesia, Papua, Australia and New Zealand.

Kra canal or Thailand land bridge is still all talk.



With the Pinglu Canal being completed by September 2026, this new canal will allow freight to be shipped up to Nanning in China.


The Pinglu Canal is a massive new waterway in southern China. Spanning 134 kilometers, it directly links the inland Xijiang River system to the sea at the Beibu Gulf .

Set to open in September 2026—three months ahead of schedule—this $10.7 billion project is China’s first major river-to-sea canal since 1949 . It is designed to handle 5,000-tonne vessels, cutting the previous 560-km detour via Guangdong .

💡 Why does it matter?

· Cheaper & Faster Trade: It will slash logistics costs for southwestern China by 18-30% , saving an estimated $690 million annually .

· Boosting ASEAN Ties: As a "rail-water-sea" corridor, it aims to strengthen supply chains with ASEAN, China’s largest trading partner .

· Connecting Western China: It turns Guangxi into a key logistics hub, giving inland areas a much more efficient route to global markets .

While it’s a transformative regional project, analysts note it won’t rival the Suez or Panama Canals in global scale .



WINGSAIR FLY FROM MELAKA TO INDONESIA


Wings Air will fly from Melaka to Pekanbaru Indonesia from June 10 2026.

Melaka Tourism should also get Chinese airlines to fly into Melaka as Zheng He tours.

Monday, May 18, 2026

VIEW SUNSET AT ENCORE MELAKA

Visitors to Encore Melaka can view Straits of Melaka sunset in the evening.

There is a covered cafe there for you to view the sunset.