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 ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Koh Ker statue to return to Cambodia
via New York Times, 12 December 2013 An ancient statue of a Hindu warrior, pulled from auction two years ago ...
Preah Vihear: ICJ rules in favour of Cambodia
A roundup of the previous week's news stories about the ruling from the International Court of Justice Preah Vihear temple: ...
Cambodian PM, UNESCO chief talk renovation of Preah Vihear temple
Cambodian PM, UNESCO chief talk renovation of Preah Vihear temple Xinhua, 17 June 2013 Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ...
Uncovering Mahendrapvarta
Over the weekend The Age had a feature on the discoveries of urban sprawl at Phnom Kulen, which predate Angkor ...
Angkoran harp re-created
Researchers in Cambodia have re-created a working harp depicted on the walls of Angkor, possibly reviving a lost musical tradition. ...
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