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20 June 2007 (The Brunei Times, Borneo Bulletin) – There’s a new maritime archaeology museum opening in Brunei in June next year. This museum will showcase Brunei’s ancient trade within the region as well as the shipwrecks found in Brunei’s waters. Foundation-Laying Ceremony For Brunei’s First Martime Museum Brunei Darussalam’s first Maritime Museum, which is [...] A hidden complex of tombs from the Tran-Le Dynasty in the 13th century will be open to public in a bid to develop regional tourism. The tombs were hidden in caves on a sheer rock face, effectively cutting them from human access. While the development plans will include the building of roads and other tourist amenities to make the cave more accessible, there is also the tantalising prospect of other similar mortuary caves hidden in the region. [...] An editorial, surprisingly from the New Delhi Organiser, urging readers to cast their vote for Angkor for inclusion into the new 7 Wonders of the World list. India has been pouring in money – including a television edvertising campaign – to cast a vote for the Taj Mahal, and it’s quite edifying to see this editorial recognisint the Indian influences in Khmer architecture. [...] The Asia Research Institute (ARI) at the National University of Singapore is offering PhD research scholarships for anyone interested in researching Sumatran archaeology. [...] An informal presentation by the authors of the new book, Ta Prohm: A Glorious Era in Angkor Civilisation will be held at Ecole Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO) Siem Reap on Monday, 25th June. [...] Aksara features the early script of the Malay world in Southeast Asia, drawing from the collections of the National Museum of Indonesia and the Vietnam History Museum – this is indeed a rare opportunity to see the epigraphy of ancient Southeast Asia in one collection. [...] he local residents in the vicinity of the Xuan My mountain in Binh Dinh province seem to have unearthed the tip of the… tower. A Cham tower, to be precise. [...] Voting for the new 7 Wonders of the World has been going on for a year already, but it looks like the Angkor complexes is not going to make it into the list. [...] A new museum opens in November, near the Angkor complex, showcasing some 274 Buddha-heads once thought lost. [...] 11 June 2007 (Bangkok Post) – The Preah Vihear temple which straddles the border between Thailand and Cambodia is the next site that the government of Cambodia hopes to be listed as a World Heritage site. The temple was built by Kings Suryavarman I and II between the 11th and 12th centuries. Ownership of the [...] |
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