Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in Borobudur, Indonesia | No Comments »
Indonesia's most famous ancient monument is to be visited by the president of the United States when he makes his visit to Indonesia next month. photo credit: likeyesterday Borobudur ... Read more..Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in Borobudur, Indonesia | No Comments »
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. ... Read more..Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Borobudur, Indonesia | No Comments »
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 ... Read more..Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in Borobudur, Museums, Talks / Presentations | No Comments »
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: ... Read more..Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in General Archaeology, Indonesia, UNESCO World Heritage, Wednesday Rojak | No Comments »
Remember that paper model of Angkor Wat? In this week's rojak, find out how you can make a paper model of a Buddha from Borobudur! Read more..Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Indonesia, Malaysia, UNESCO World Heritage | No Comments »
A short blurb in The Star indicates that Indonesia and Malaysia are planning to collaborate on an integrated tourism package to promote the World Heritage Sites of Penang, Malacca and ... Read more..Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »
With 2.5 million visitors a year and poor tourist management procedures in place, it looks like Borobudur is crumbling faster under the weight of tourist visits than being the sacred ... Read more..