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A feature on the short-lived reign of the Ho Dynasty (1400-1407), and their citadel in Thanh Hoa which enjoyed a short stint as the capital during their reign. The citadel, or rather what is left of it, has been submitted for consideration into the World Heritage List. Holding the fort Vietnam Net Bridge, 21 Mar [...] A paper by Brumm et al released online in Nature earlier this month reports the finds of stone tools in Wolo Sege, Flores dating to about a million years old. Some of the news media (see links below) are linking the find to the ‘hobbit’ found in the same island although there doesn’t seem to [...] The Indonesian department of religious affairs will have a say over the management of its ancient temples such as the Hindu Prambanan and Buddhist Borobudur, which is currently managed by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. The change is the result of a call by local Hindu and Buddhist leaders to recognise these temples, tourist [...] New roads will be built through Angkor to provide ease traffic and provide better access to emergency crews at Angkor in the event of fire, especially during the dry season. photo credit: Beautiful Taiwan 美麗的寶島 Roads protect Angkor from fires AP, via The Straits Times, 12 March 2010 [...] The skeletal remains of a man found in Bewah Cave in the state of Terengganu, in Malaysia have been radiocarbon dated to be 16,000 years old, one of the oldest dates for skeletal remains in the country. photo credit: Mohd Tarmizi Bewah Caveman 16,000 Years Old Bernama, 10 March 2010 [...] The scholar stelaes from the Hanoi’s Temple of Literature have been inscribed in Unesco’s documentary heritage of the world list, announced earlier this month in Macau. 82 historic stone stelae recognised Viet Nam News, 11 March 2010 [...] Approval has been given to open the Thang Long Citadel for the city’s 1,000-year anniversary. Thang Long Royal Citadel to open for visitors VOV News, 09 March 2010 [...] Time explores modern Chinese-African political relations through the mirror of Zheng He’s voyages. photo credit: hathu- Searching for Zheng: China’s Ming-Era Voyager Time, 08 March 2010 [...] This article from Brunei fm discusses the history of Islam in Brunei, the earliest indications of which come from the 12th century. The golden history of Islam in Brunei Brunei fm, 08 March 2010 [...] Stranger in Paradise, the diary of an expat in Bali, has a feature on the the recent excavations at the Candi Kimpulan site at Universitas Islam Indonesia. Buried Treasure and Hindu-Balinese Crusades Stranger in Paradise, March 2010 [...] |
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