A group Cambodian NGOs recently concluded their fact-finding visit to Preah Vihear to asses the damage done to the site and bring aid to the villagers and soldiers. 250 homes were destroyed during the recent conflict earlier this month, as well as damage done to 60 spots on the temple and the NGOs are trying [...]
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The lesser-known Ta Moan Thom temple, another border temple in dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has seen a rise in local tourists for the current new year celebrations. While both sides have a military presence in the area, they seem to be doing a good job of cooperating by organising the new year celebrations together [...] Indian Imprints, a documentary series tracing the influence of Indian culture and religion in Southeast Asia is set to receive a second series after the success of its first run. You can read about the filmmakers’ reflection of the Ramayana n Southeast Asia here. The first series looked at Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Indonesia. [...] An exhibition at the HER.it.AGE Gallery in Jakarta showcases the results of an ongoing project do document Indonesia’s old forts, many of them built during the colonial period. 107 forts were recorded in Eastern Indonesia, and an additional 180 in the islands of Java and Sumatra. Exhibit Maps Historic Forts Jakarta Globe, 17 April 2009 [...] Gold jewelery in an archaeological dig is always great news, but it’s the context of the find that gives us a greater understanding of the past. Gold jewelery found in a burial ground near the Boljoon Church in Cebu tells us something about the mortuary practices of the past – this practice was stopped with [...] Prof Mike Morwood of the Wollongong University is giving this year’s Mulvaney Lecture at the Australian National University. He led the team that was responsible for the discovery of the Indonesian hobbit, or Homo Floresiensis. 2009 Mulvaney Lecture – Hobbits in Context: Hominin Biogeography in Island South East Asia Lecture Theatre 1, Manning Clark Centre, [...] With the recent spotlight of conservation in the Vietnamese news, it emerges that the 700-year-old Rong Temple was audaciously demolished in January – to be rebuilt in time for next year’s 1,000 year anniversary of Hanoi. The ctach is, it sounds like the temple was needlessly destroyed and the local authorities apparently overstated the state [...] The Indonesian minister for culture and tourism issues a public apology for the government’s role in destroying the buried features of the Majapahit buildings in Trowulan, East Java (see here and here). Against the advice of archaeologists and local groups, the government began construction of a ‘Majapahit Information Centre’, driving concrete pillars into the ground [...] Following the latest damage to the Preah Vihear temple from the firefight in early April, the Cambodian government intends to ask the international community for guarantees of protection for the site. While the site definitely needs protection from vandals, I can’t help but wonder if this is just a way for the Cambodian government to [...] Robots taking over us fleshling archaeologists? Climate change destroying archaeological sites? Yes! It’s true! And more! In this week’s edition of rojak. photo credit: sflovestory [...] |
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