Angkor preparing for over 200,000 visitors in the new year
The Khmer/Thai/Laotian/Burmese New Year starts on Sunday, and Angkor Wat is expecting over 200,000 visitors over the weekend. Source: Phnom...
Malaysian rock art site under threat of vandalism
via The Star, 05 April 2018: THE walls of Gua Tambun, near Ipoh, that are adorned with pre-historic drawings have...
Malay manuscripts on display at the National Library
‘Secrets of the Ancient Malay Manuscripts’ features some of the most significant Malay manuscripts in the world. Legacy of the...
Rain fells Banteay Chhmar wall
A wall at the Banteay Chhmar temple has fallen due to rains. Rain topples temple wall Phnom Penh Post, 04...
Security cameras for Bagan
Security cameras will be set up around the temples of Bagan in an attempt to combat the increasing crime rate...
Visit Angkor on Google Street View
Now you don’t need a passport to visit Angkor Wat – just an internet connection! Google has announced Street View...
Bagan tourist infrastructure starting to feel the strain
I visited Bagan in 2012 just after finishing some Phd fieldwork – it was just as Myanmar was opening up...
The race to salvage Vietnam’s underwater heritage
A spotlight again on Vietnam’s underwater archaeology – there seems to be a fear of China’s growing ambition to claim...
Philippine shipwreck looters foiled
Five shipwreck looters were caught trying to salvage a wreck in the Subic Bay without permission (but later released?) Source:...
Excavation of King Uthumphon’s tomb may resume soon
Sources say that the excavation of what is thought to be the tomb of an Ayutthaya king in Myanmar may...
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