Archive for February, 2008

Mountain blasting endangers 1,000-year-old Buddhist cave in Myanmar

Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Burma (Myanmar) | 2 Comments »

A cement factory linked to the Myanmar government is said to be endangering an ancient Buddhist site by blasting the nearby mountains for material without regard for the relics housed ... Read more..

Preah Vihear on agenda of Thai PM’s visit to Cambodia

Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Angkor, Cambodia, Thailand | No Comments »

The disputed temple of Preah Vihear/Khao Phra Viharn is in the news again, ahead of the new Thai PM's meeting with his counterpart in Cambodia. Thailand's proposing a shared responsibility ... Read more..

Wednesday Rojak #22

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Wednesday Rojak | No Comments »

In this week's edition of Wednesday Rojak... Nerd's eye review shows us how to prepare for Angkor Wat. TS Yeoh brings us some pictures from the Bujang Valley archaeological park. Anthropology.net weighs in ... Read more..

Thai PM briefed on Preah Vihear

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Cambodia, Thailand | No Comments »

In preparation for the impending meeting between the two countries, Thai PM Samak Sundaravej has asked the military for a briefing on the disputed site of Preah Vihear (see here). Samak ... Read more..

If you missed Angkor Wat on tv…

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Angkor, Cambodia | No Comments »

If you missed the Angkor Wat edition of Digging for the Truth, it turns out that there are clips of the entire episode on YouTube! I caught it today at ... Read more..



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