More funding is being allocated to set up tourist villages in a bid to increase tourism at Borobudur.
photo credit: hildo trazo
Borobudur to Woo Visitors With New Tourist Villages Jakarta Globe, 20 January 2010
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Four statues, two of Buddha and two of unnamed male deities, discovered in Kampong Speu province have been safely deposited with the National Museum in Phnom Penh. The statues are rare examples that date before the Angkor period. Museum lauds pre-Angkor statues Phnom Penh Post, 21 January 2010 [...] The remains of King Le Du Thong (1679-1731) was reburied earlier this week in a ceremony mixing traditional and contemporary practices. The remains of the king were uncovered in the middle of the last century and were housed in the Vietnamese History Museum until reburial. King Le Du Tong to be brought home for [...] This news feature highlights the Champa Museum in Da Nang, which has grown to be one of the major museums on the Cham Culture. Da Nang museum grows into centrepiece of Cham culture Vietnam Net Bridge, 22 January 2010 [...] Alison in Cambodia writes about traditional ceramics making in Northeast Thailand using the paddle-and-anvil method, probably the oldest form of ceramics found in the regional archaeological record, and still a continuing tradition today. Check out her full post (and video) here. A visitor expresses frustration at the general mismanagement of the ruins of Majapahit in Trowulan including the lack of directions and access as well as poor information signs at the museum. Ruins of Majapahit Obscured By Apathy Jakarta Globe, 19 January 2010 [...] Singaporean readers would already know about the excavations at City Hall, where WWII artefacts such as gas masks and helmets have been found, along with earthenware from 13th-century Singapore. Digging up secrets of the past Straits Times, 18 January 2010 [...] A small firefight broke out between Thai and Cambodian forces near the Preah Vihear border, reportedly when Thai troops encroached onto Cambodian territory. No casualties were reported, and both sides have moved quickly to the discussion table. Thai Army Rangers clash with Cambodian troops near Preah Vihear temple MCOT News, 24 January 2010 Khmer [...] Professor Pham Duc Manh and his team have been awarded the Tran Van Giau award for their book on the Oc Eo civilisation. Civilisation Oc Eo : une recherche récompensée par le prix Trân Van Già u Le Courier de Vietnam [French], 17 January 2010 [translation] [...] An 9-10th century Champa House Altar will be displayed in the New York Museum (?) from February to May. Champa altar house to be displayed at New York Museum Saigon Giai Phong, 17 Jan 2010 [...] |
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