Are museums celebrating cultural heritage—or clinging to stolen treasure?
via National Geographic, 23 February 2023: This story doesn't have a Southeast Asian angle (it focuses mainy on Africa) but...
Foreign diplomats on tour to experience local culture and way of life in Udon Thani and Nong Bua Lamphu
via Pattaya Mail, 23 February 2023: The Thai Ministry of Culture regularly organises these diplomatic tours to visits sites like...
[Paper] Tug-of-War: Bones and Stones as Scientific Objects in Postcolonial Indonesia
via Isis. A Journal of the History of Science Society, March 2023: I really enjoyed reading this paper by Paige...
Ayutthaya’s gold treasures on display at the newly-refurbished Chao Sam Phraya Museum
via Bangkok Post, 23 February 2023: Time to revisit the gold collections in Ayutthaya again!
Three tonnes Buddha footprint on display in the Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor museum
via Khmer Times, 22 February 2023: The Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum in Siem Reap is displaying the right Buddha Footprint...
Monkeys in Angkor posing a risk to tourists
via Khmer Times, 22 February 2023: Monkeys no longer enter the forest in search of food but instead wait for...
Khmer weaving exhibit opens at Siem Reap museum
via Phnom Penh Post, 21 February 2023: The article discusses the silk weaving exhibition in Siem Reap. Many tools and...
EFEO Field Scholarships
A new round of field scholarships offered by EFEO is now open. The deadline is 15 March 2023, for the...
This ‘Lost City’ in Cambodia Is As Mesmerizing As Angkor Wat, With None of the Crowds
via Travel + Leisure, 21 February 2023: Travel piece on Phnom Kulen, the sacred mountain just north of Siem Reap...
Paoay Unveils Historical Marker Of Spanish-Era Bridge
via Page One, 21 February 2023: A 200-year-old bridge in Ilocos Norte is recognised as a historical landmark.
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