Wednesday Rojak #63

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Wednesday Rojak | No Comments »

Been a pretty busy last few weeks, hence my lack of regular posts and rojaks. This week's edition links to images of the Bujang Valley, a visit to Kampong Cham ... Read more..

Parts of Bujang Valley closed for maintenance

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in Malaysia | No Comments »

Some areas of the Lembah Bujang Historical Complex will be closed until further notice for maintenance work. This closure does not affect the Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum. Temporary closure of historical ... Read more..

The ancient sanskrit inscription in a church

Friday, July 24th, 2009 Posted in Malaysia | 2 Comments »

Every year, thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Malaysia travel to the town of Bukit Mertajam in the mainland side of Penang to send petitions and thanksgiving at the Church of ... Read more..

New structures unearthed at Bujang Valley

Monday, May 11th, 2009 Posted in Malaysia | No Comments »

The team Universiti Sains Malaysia excavating the protohistoric Bujang Valley complex have announced the discovery of new structures, as well as evidence for an as-yet-unidentified script. The circular foundation encircling ... Read more..

Seminar on the Bujang Valley begins today

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Malaysia | 2 Comments »

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation kicks off a two-day seminar today to develop a blueprint for research and tourism development at the 1,700 site in ... Read more..

Iron smelting, temples and other characteristics of ‘civilization’

Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in Malaysia | 4 Comments »

After a few days of news about the so-called "pre-Angkor" civilisation at the Bujang Valley, I was pleasantly surprised to read the AP's (a notably non-local media organisation) focus on ... Read more..

Evidence for iron smelting discovered in Malaysia

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in Malaysia | 5 Comments »

New discoveries from the Bujang Valley, an hour away from Penang. While the news seems to stress on the 300 CE date of the Bujang Valley complex, this news isn't ... Read more..



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