Srivijaya: A primer - Part 2

Monday, June 11th, 2007 Posted in Indonesia, Malaysia, Srivijaya | 3 Comments »

In the first part of Srivijaya: A primer, we learnt about the empire’s role in controlling trade between China and India and as a Buddhist centre of learning. In this ... Read more..

Historic Melaka digs way into more of its past

Friday, June 8th, 2007 Posted in Malaysia, Tourism | No Comments »

07 June 2007 (Travel Video Television News) - While this news piece reports nothing new, it ties up the restoration of the fort in Malacca with tourism and the bid ... Read more..

Malaysian Heritage minister talks about restoration of Malacca fort

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007 Posted in Malaysia | No Comments »

03 June 2007 (New Straits Times) - Dr Rais Yatim, the Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister of Malaysia in an interview with the New Straits Times about the restoration of ... Read more..

Restoring the Malacca Fort

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007 Posted in Malaysia | No Comments »

02 June 2007 (New Straits Times) - The New Straits Times has a weekend focus on the restoration works of the Malacca Fort, first built by the Portuguese after their ... Read more..

Caving in to the splendour of Niah

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 Posted in Malaysia, Tourism, UNESCO World Heritage | No Comments »

02 June 2007 (The Brunei Times) - Another travel piece on Malaysia, this time East Malaysia in the Niah Caves of Sarawak. The Niah Caves are recognised as a World ... Read more..

The archaeology of Lake Kenyir, Terengganu

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 Posted in Malaysia, Tourism | No Comments »

02 June 2007 (The Brunei Times) - Liz Price writes a travel piece on the Tasik Kenyir, or Kenyir Lake, the largest man-made lake in Southeast Asia and also home ... Read more..

The Many Places of Singapura - Part 3

Friday, May 25th, 2007 Posted in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Srivijaya | 1 Comment »

Previously on The Many Places of Singapura... we saw the first of the Lion Cities in Vietnam and then we talked about two possible locations for other Singapuras in the ... Read more..



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