Buddha heads stolen from Lopburi temple
The heads of six 17th century Buddha heads were stolen from a temple in Thailand's Lopburi province. photo credit: ELMASTUDIO ...
Month: October 2009
Staircase access to Preah Vihear
Construction has begun on a 3,000-metre staircase up to Preah Vihear, aimed at adventure oriented tourists. Sounds all well and ...
Chiang Mai town set to become historic site
A Thai princess lends her royal support to the Viang Ta Kian site in Chiang Mai, an ancient town that ...
Wednesday Rojak #68: The Destruction of Ta Muen Thom
Only one entry for this week's rojak, and it's a rather sad one. Andy Brouwer writes about the looting and ...
Besides temples, they built really good bridges too
Typhoon Ketsana may have reached Cambodia, but it looks like the ancient Angkoran bridges have withstood both tests of time ...
Not a temple for prudes
It may not be Borobodur or Prambanan, but Candi Sukuh in central Java is worth the visit for its, erm, ...
Prehistoric settlements uncovered in Sri Lanka
Archaeological excavations in the northern district of Jaffna have uncovered evidence for ancient settlements dating to the first millenium BC. ...
Maritime museum allows archaeologists to work and visitors to admire at the same time
The Beijing Review has an article about the ongoing excavations at the Nanhai No. 1 wreck, recovered off the coast ...
Wednesday Rojak #67: The Diwali Edition
Hindus around the world celebrate the Festival of Lights, or Diwali, over the past weekend, and so we have a ...
Some of the earliest evidence for Islam in Southeast Asia
A beach strewn with Islamic tombstones in Indonesia's Acheh province, uncovered the devastating 2004 tsunami, shed light on the spread ...
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