The new Thai government will review the earlier decision to pull out of the World Heritage Committee after a dispute over Preah Vihear. The move kinda confirms my suspicions that the pullout was more of a political gambit related to the recent elections – but we’ll have to wait and see: the review may still [...]
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With virtual tours and 3D scanning becoming more and more viable, the idea of turning these technologies for remote access becomes increasingly compelling. Certainly for World Heritage Sites in danger and/or dispute, virtual tours may be one way for visitors to enjoy sites without leaving a physical mark – Borobudur, Angkor Wat and Preah Vihear [...] The Niah Caves in Sarawak, where one of the oldest anatomically modern human remains in Southeast Asia was found (approx 40,000 years old), has been put up by the Malaysian government for nomination as a World Heritage site. photo credit: amanderson2 Hope for naming of Niah Caves as World Heritage Site The Star, 11 [...] Archaeologists working in north Vietnam have discovered the stone quarry most probably used to provide the construction material for the Ho Citadel, which was inscribed as a World Heritage Site earlier this year. Ho Citadel, Thanh Hoa Province Ho Dynasty Citadel quarry unearthed Viet Nam News, 08 August 2011 [...] A feature on the Ho Citadel, which was inscribed as a world heritage site this year.
Ho Citadel Ho Citadel – Vietnam’s unique rock work Vietnam Net Bridge, 30 June 2011 [...] The big news over the weekend is Thailand’s withdrawal from the Unesco World Heritage Convention, after the World Heritage committee supposedly decided to accept Cambodia’s management plan (The plan was apparently tabled for discussion). It looks like Thailand has upped the ante now, and with their withdrawal it means that their country no longer has [...] Custodians of the Thang Long Citadel are worried that the recent damage to the ruins will prompt Unesco to revoke the world heritage listing, particularly during a scheduled inspection in June. Parts of the protective wall and soil layers were damaged as a result of construction at an adjacent plot of land. Damage to [...] Hanoi’s Thang Long Citadel sustained some damaged when construction works at an adjacent site caused a protective wall to be damaged and mud flowed in. The citadel has over 1,000 years of history and is a Unesco World Heritage Site. Damage to the Thang Long Citadel Ruins, Vietnam Net Bridge 20110412 Thang Long Royal [...] 120 Thai MPs petition the House Speaker to request that Unesco delay listing the controversial temple until the borders can be properly demarcated. Govt MPs oppose listing of P.Vihear Bangkok Post, 16 Feb 2011 UN urges cease-fire, peaceful Thai-Cambodia settlement AP, via Todayonline, 16 Feb 2011 Cambodia urges ASEAN ceasefire deal with Thailand AFP, via [...] For the first time, the city of Malacca is expecting tourists numbers to hit 10 million, in the face of its co-listing as a World Heritage Site (with George Town in Penang) in 2008. Malacca was founded in the 15th century under the Malacca Sultanate and was subsequently taken by European powers. Malacca has always [...] |
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