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 [...]
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Readers planning to visit the ancient temples of Java like Borobudur and Prambanan will soon have to observe a dress code, or at least not be clad in skimpy miniskirts. The management company overseeing the sites are enforcing a dress code so as to preserve a sense of respect on what are, after all, sacred [...] 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 [...] The Asian Civilisations Museum hosts a public lecture by Hiram Woodward about Borobudur and the hypothesis of a Javanese Monk who was behind the construction. photo credit: F H Mira Bian-hong: Mastermind of Borobudur? Date: 2 Sep 2009 Time: 7:00 – 8:45pm Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Limited seating. Register by emailing nhb_acm_rpu@nhb.gov.sg [...] Malaysia’s Star takes us on a tour of the 10 most beautiful temples in the world – all notably Asian, and half of them from Southeast Asia. photo credit: Master å¿ƒé“ When faith takes form The Star, 24 January 2009 [...] While I’m at the tail end of the World Rock Art course, I’ve also real salad of posts from all Indonesia and Cambodia to feature in this week’s rojak. photo credit: ideonexus [...] It’s almost been a month since the last Wednesday Rojak, and that’s because I’ve been traveling quite heavily for the last three weeks because of the term break and some family matters. On the flip side, it also means that I’ve amassed a few stories for this week’s very belated edition of rojak! Beside visiting [...] For those always wanting to take a trip to Borobudur, this article from the Wall Street Journal is a primer on what to expect. Borobudur, Path to Enlightenment Wall Street Journal, 13 September 2008 [...] |
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