SEAArch – The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog

Indonesia’s Radya Pustaka Museum receives a rp24 billion (US2.6 million) budget for renovations this year. You may remember this museum from a while back because of a scandal involving the theft of statues from its collection, as well as recent attempts to digitise the manuscript collection.

Radya Pustaka Museum

Radya Pustaka Museum to be Renovated
Tempo Interaktif, 04 Mar 2010
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Remember last month when Cambodia complained to Google about its incorrect maps at the Preah Vihear border? Ogle Earth has a nice roundup about the disputed maps and a little background to the border spat. I found it quite interesting that when the temple was awarded to Cambodia by the ICJ, Thailand didn’t lower the flagpole flying over Preah Vihear and dug out the flagpole – with flag still flying – and moved the pole into Thai territory a kilometre away.

Where does Google stand on the Thai-Cambodian border at Preah Vihear Temple?
Ogle Earth, 07 Feb 2010 (via Changwat, Amphoe, Tambon)
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Cambodia has published a red list of artefacts aimed at stemming the looting of artefacts from the country, to be distributed to museums, auction houses and border checkpoints. You can help, too, by supporting local businesses when in Cambodia and not buying marketplace antiquities!

New List Aims to Stem Tide of Cambodian Stolen Antiquities
VOA News, 02 Mar 2010
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The steles of Hanoi’s Temple of Literature listing the doctoral candidates between the 15th-18th centuries are in danger of being literally erased from history as visitors run their fingers through the names.

Van Mieu steles endangered by human touch
Thanh Nien News, 01 Mar 2010
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A news feature showing you why you should skip the malls for the Niah Caves.

photo credit: amanderson2

Abandoning the malls and discovering the Caves
Brunei fm, 28 Feb 2010
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Ceramics from Malaysia’s sunken shipwrecks are exhibited at the National Museum.

Ceramics from sunken ships on display at National Museum
New Straits Times, 27 February 2010
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The Port Clusters of Southeast Asia and the Middle East
Dates: 27-29 July 2010
Venue: Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
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