Angkor provides ‘valuable’ water storage
via Phnom Penh Post, 13 October 2020: Besides ritual purposes, the barays of Angkor were likely used as reservoirs then ...
Tag: Angkor (kingdom)
Referring to the Khmer Empire that controlled much of Mainland Southeast Asia from the 9th-15th centuries, centred around modern-day Cambodia. Khmer: អង្គរ
See also: Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap
Ministries mull action on Angkor hotel replica
via Phnom Penh Post, 08 October 2020: Cambodia is looking to a diplomatic solution to the Le Palais Hotel in ...
Angkor travel agents learn ins and outs of sacred area
via Phnom Penh Post, 04 October 2020: Training tour guides in Siem Reap during the down period for a better ...
Outrage over Thai hotel’s “appropriation of Cambodian culture”
via Khmer Times, 02 October 2020 (and more stories below): Although most of the (western) commenters seem to be bemused ...
Lessons from the Climate-Change Induced Collapse of Angkor Wat
via Applied Ecology News, 15 September 2020: Understanding the complexity of the fall of Angkor in conversation with Miriam Stark, ...
Phimai lays out plan to woo visitors
via Bangkok Post, 08 September 2020: Local residents aim to boost tourism in Phimai amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Restaurant to remove ‘offensive’ temple copy
via Phnom Penh Post, 02 September 2020: It looks like Bali's Gates of Heaven, but its actually a foarm reproduction ...
Buddha hand fragment found in the Bayon
via Koh Santepheap Daily, 03 September 2020: Article in Khmer about the fragment of a Buddha hand found at the ...
Popular sunset viewing temple Pre Rup closed due to instability
via Phnom Penh Post, 30 August 2020: Starting from today, Pre Rup will be closed until repairs are completed. The ...
André Malraux: big hero or ‘little thief’?
via Khmer Times, 31 August 2020: Andre Malreaux served as the French Minister of Cultural Affairs and was also once ...
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