Rains ruin ancient houses
via Bangkok Post, 18 July 2018: Nakhon Phanom: A landslide caused by heavy rain seriously damaged two centuries-old teakwood houses...
Coffin protest by Melaka Portuguese community was a desperate survival call
via The Star, 18 July 2018: The Portuguese community is one of the oldest communities living in the Melaka World...
[Lecture] The Orang Laut and the Realm of the Straits (Negara Selat)
Readers in Singapore may be interested in this talk by Leonard Andaya on Wednesday. The Orang Laut and the Realm...
Authority protecting forests
via Khmer Times, 13 July 2018: The Apsara Authority is stepping up its efforts to manage and maintain forest cover...
Prehistoric people started to spread domesticated bananas across the world 6,000 years ago
via The Conversation, 13 July 2018: The earliest known domesticated bananas appear in Papua New Guinea 6,800 years ago. They...
Hanoi’s first human settlement under threat
via Vietnam Net, 13 July 2018: The Vuon Chuoi archaeological site, though the most important and largest relic complex of...
Lacking ‘authenticity’, Kota Tua fails to make UNESCO heritage list
via Jakarta Post, 09 July 2018: UNESCO’s advisory board has deemed Jakarta’s Kota Tua to be unqualified to join its World Heritage...
Hominin occupation in China from 2.1 million years ago
Of potential interest for Southeast Asia: 2.1 million-year-old stone tools discovered in China pushes back the dates of hominins outside...
Is UNESCO World Heritage recognition a blessing or burden? Evidence from developing Asian countries
via The Conversation, 11 July 2018: a piece by Josephine Caust With colleague Dr Mariana Vecco, I recently published a research...
Perak govt plans to shut access to prehistoric Gua Tambun rock paintings
via Malay Mail, 10 July 2018: Gua Tambun is a site that I know very well - I studied it...
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