Treasure hunt at Pulau Nangka
A strange story that is developing in Malaysia: The Malacca government has authorised a treasure hunt in Pulau Nangka, in...
Chinese tourists to Angkor up
Chinese tourists to Angkor see a 10% increase compared to last year for the January-February period. Chinese tourists to Cambodia’s...
Cambodia reports $2.5 billion earnings from tourism
While not exactly an archaeology story, the fact that most tourists who visit Cambodia go to Angkor makes this a...
Does the digitisation of Angkor make it ‘vulgar’?
I like that Angkor on Google Street View has made the monuments more accessible, but have they made the sacred...
Japan pledges assistance for Bagan
Japan signed an MOU with Myanmar last week to assist in the development of Bagan. Source: Democratic Voice of Burma,...
Lost Kingdoms at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens today an exhibition on the sculptural art of early Southeast Asia. Source: New York...
The sad state of Gua Tambun
These news stories were posted by Liz Price in a comment on the recent post about Gua Tambun, but I...
Call for Papers: International Symposium on Underwater Archaeology in Vietnam
This is a call for papers for experts in research and management of underwater archaeology and underwater cultural heritage. Deadline...
Myanmar’s historic teak bridge under repair – with teak
The 1.1km-long U-Pein bridge in Mandalay is being repaired after years of disrepair; thankfully, it looks like the plan to...
Shipwreck reported in the Java Sea
The wreck of Flor de la Mar, a Portuguese ship thought to contain gold from the sack of Malacca in...
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