World’s oldest and largest Spanish-Chinese dictionary found in University of Santo Tomas
via Philippine Inquirer, 08 February 021: The discovery of a 400-year-old Spanish-Chinese dictionary in the Philippines.
[Book] Returning Southeast Asia’s Past: Objects, Museums, and Restitution
Readers may be interested in this new book published by NUS Press edited by Louise Tythacott and Panggah Ardiyansyah on...
Minh Mang Emperor artifacts displayed at Hue Citadel
via Vietnam Express, 06 February 2021: The Hue Citadel hosts an exhibition on the second emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty,...
Gatty Lecture: Cambodia’s Angkor Temples as a Military Prize
Readers may be interested in this talk by John Burgess hosted by the Cornell Southeast Asia Program on Feb 26....
[Paper] Hydroclimate variability of central Indo-Pacific region during the Holocene
via Quaternary Science Reviews, 1 February 2021: A new paper by Chawchai et al. reconstructing the palaeoclimate using data from...
San Sebastian Basilica: ‘Our problem is more than a photobomber’
via Manila Bulletin, 06 February 2021: I've previously mentioned the story of how the 19th century San Sebastian Basilica is...
Tung Chung Fort
via Around DB, 04 February 2021: A small feature about a 12th century fort in Hong Kong, built as a...
[Opportunity] Wat Chaiwatthanaram Conservation Project Internship
The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Wat Chaiwatthanaram Conservation Project is looking for a pair of interns for...
United States Successfully Negotiates The Return Of Two Thai Religious Relics Reported Stolen By Thailand And Displayed At San Francisco Asian Art Museum
via The United States Attorney's Office, 10 February 2021: Lintels on display at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum will...
Contextualising the return of the Latchford collection to Cambodia
Two more reflective pieces about the repatriation of Khmer sculpture from indicted antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford were published over the...
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