The cultural capital of Java

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »

The Hindu publishes a travel piece on Yogjakarta, the cultural capital of Java, which is also a good starting base for visiting the archaeologicaql sites of Prambanan and Borobudur. Intimations of ... Read more..

Borobudur threatened by climate change

Thursday, September 6th, 2007 Posted in Borobudur, Indonesia | 2 Comments »

06 September 2007 (Reuters) - If you think Angkor falling victim to climate change was bad enough, today Reuters carries a story about how Borobudur is falling victim to the ... Read more..

Art exhibition showcases Borobudur

Saturday, April 21st, 2007 Posted in Borobudur, Exhibitions, Indonesia, UNESCO World Heritage | No Comments »

21 April 2007 (Antara) - The greatest Buddhist monument on the face of the earth becomes the subject of a visual art exhibition to held in Jogjakarta from April 20 ... Read more..

Historical Treasure Troves Looted: West and Central Java

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »

21 January 2007 (Jakarta Post and Reuters, by way of planetmole.org) - New archaeological finds in Java are being looted by local villagers, with reports of hundreds of kilogrammes of ... Read more..

Historical relics found in Sleman

Friday, January 19th, 2007 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »

19 January 2007 (Jakarta Post) - Historical relics found in Sleman Historical relics were discovered Thursday in Palgading hamlet in Sinduharjo village, Sleman regency, by a resident. The relics, which included a Buddha ... Read more..

A lesson from Bandung Bondowoso

Friday, June 9th, 2006 Posted in Indonesia, UNESCO World Heritage | No Comments »

9 June 2006 (Jakarta Post) - Report on the damage cause by the earthquake at the Prambanan temple. A lesson from Bandung Bondowoso Sojiwan Temple, also located in the part of the ... Read more..

UNESCO to help rehabilitate temples damaged by quake

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006 Posted in Indonesia, UNESCO World Heritage | No Comments »

7 June 2006 (Antara News) - UNESCO to help rehabilitate temples damaged by quake The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has expressed its pledge to help fund rehabilitation of several ... Read more..



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