A planned Asian version of Legoland, set to open in the southern Malaysian state of Johor in 2012 will feature a whole series of Asian architectural icons such as Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat’s kinda predictable, I wonder if they would also do Lembah Bujang and Borobudur as well. photo credit: yumyumbubblegum Malaysia’s Legoland to get [...]
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With all the buzz happening over the new UNESCO sites inscribed last week, this rather alarming story slipped by quietly. Syndicates have reportedly been recovering artefacts from shipwrecks off the shores of the southern Malaysian state of Johor for sale in the antiquities market. Syndicate Stealing Artefacts In Johor Waters Bernama, 09 July 2008 [...] I’m not even sure why I’m posting this, since this post has nothing to do with Southeast Asian Archaeology anymore. But since we’ve followed this story from a time when such a theory might have been plausible, we’ll just follow it out of morbid curiousity. My take? My money’s on a two-legged elephant… [...] The Johor Hominid is back again! Actually, not quite. The Paranaormal Seekers Malaysia are desperate for funds and hence are willing to part with their prized Bigfoot cast in order to continue their investigations. [...] 3 October 2006 (Bernama) - Investigation On Sunken Ship Continues The location and cause of the sinking of the ship Renee in Johor waters in 1923 is being investigated by the Archaeological Unit of the National Museum. Unit curator Samsol Sahar, who headed the expedition that found the ship in October last year, said the [...] From a spaced-out theory to a full-blown scandal, you might want to check the related links below to see all the posts published here about the Johor Homind fracas. In summary, rumours of a bigfoot-like creature roaming the jungles of Johor have led to speculation that the bigfoot is an undiscovered living hominid species. [...] 6 Aug 2006 (Johor Homind website) – In the wake of the photograph scandal, the website has been taken down indefinitely with the following message: Down but not out, the Search continues.. Dear Visitors, First of all, johorhominid.org would like to thank all of you for assisting us in the identification of the hoax photograph. [...] As if the allegation that the existence of a Johor Hominid wasn’t scandalous enough, the creators behind the website are now embroiled in a plagiarism scandal for posting an alleged picture of the bigfoot. [...] A follow up to the previous post on unearthed pottery at Kota Tinggi. [...] Ambivalent feelings about posting here. News of excavated artefacts is always interesting, but some aspects of the story (eg, hearing voices) are more dodgy. [...] |
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