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Any readers playing Minecraft? I don’t play it myself (I hardly have any time to play games on my phone for that matter!), but if you’re playing the award-winning game of construction and creativity, you might be interested in this minecraft project to build Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat Minecraft Full details here. [...] Over the weekend newspapers from Malaysia and the Philippines featured travel stories on Angkor. photo credit: [...] 
Last week, Apple announced a revamped iBooks and iTunes U service aimed at bringing textbooks and course materials to the iPad. There’s a fair buzz in the education circles, but how much content is there relating to the archaeology of Southeast Asia? [...] The tourism departments of Indonesia and Cambodia are in discussions to make Angkor Wat and Borobodur sister sites, and promote bilateral tourism by opening air routes between the two cities. photo credit: Justyn™ Angkor Wat, Borobudur temple to become sister sites, says official Jakarta Post, 16 January 2012 [...] var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(13.411631999999996, 103.8668876723633); var myOptions = { zoom: 5, center: latlng, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN }; var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(“mygpMap6631″), myOptions); map.disableDoubleClickZoom = false; map.scrollwheel = true; var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: latlng, map: map }); The Siem Reap Tourist Department reports a 23% increase in foreign visitors to Angkor, with [...] var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(11.5650364, 104.92810510000004); var myOptions = { zoom: 5, center: latlng, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN }; var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(“mygpMap6628″), myOptions); map.disableDoubleClickZoom = false; map.scrollwheel = true; var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: latlng, map: map }); There will be a public lecture on the Angkoran site of Koh Ker by Dr [...] A feature on the massive temple of Banteay Chmar in Banteay Meanchay province, not far from the Thai-Cambodian border. The site is starting to see visitors again, but it’s sculptures have been looted – including a pair that’s said to be in the garden of a Thai politician! Another Great Cambodian Temple Stirs To Life [...] The authorities have cracked down on souvenirs sold in Angkor that are thought to be disrespectful, including Angkor Wat shaped ashtrays. The headline of the article suggests that smoking may have also been banned in the park, but no mention was made of it in the body. Can anyone confirm? No smoking in, or on, [...] A team from Unesco recently inspected the damage done to Preah Vihear after this year’s fighting between Cambodia and Thailand over the territory. Preah Vihear, wikicommons image UNESCO team views Preah Vihear damage Phnom Penh Post, 15 December 2011 [...] The remains of a sculpture workshop has been discovered in near the Bakong in Angkor, giving insight to the tools and methods used in building the sculptures and monuments of Angkor. (Thanks to Dr Martin Polkinghorne for the heads up) photo credit: Olga Oslina Questions and answers at dig Phnom Penh Post, 08 December [...] |
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