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 [...] 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! [...] 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 Borobudur. No further details were mentioned, but the programme looks like it’s aimed at raising the tourist numbers visiting the three sites, rather than plans [...] 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 spot it was built to be. photo credit: irwandy Borobudur at the crossroads Jakarta Post, 23 February 2009 [...] Rojak turns 50! Not that it has been 50 weeks since I first started this since I’ve missed quite a few weeks due to travels or sheer forgetfulness -it’s more like one and a half years. This week, we feature quite a few stories from Southeast Asia like the Cambodian dinosaur found on the walls [...] 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 [...] |
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