From lockdowns to looting: how Covid-19 has taken a toll on world’s threatened heritage sites
via The Arts Newspaper, 08 January 2021: Several Southeast Asian sites are mentioned in this article - George Town, Bagan ...
Tag: Bagan (site)
Unesco World Heritage site in the Mandalay region of central Myanmar. It was the seat of the Bagan empire from the 11th-13th centuries. Burmese: ပုဂံ
Museums with new style of opening behind pandemic
via Myanmar Times, 15 December 2020: Museums in Myanmar prepare for reopening during the Covid-19 pandemic, with new measures to ...
Ancient Bagan pagodas prepare for reopening
via Myanmar Times, 30 November 2020: The tourism industry readies for reopening in Bagan with health measures and an online ...
Korea’s restoration projects in Laos and Myanmar
via Korea Herald, 29 November 2020: A story of Korean restoration projects in Laos (Hong Nang Sida in Vat Phou) ...
India funds restoration of pagodas in Myanmar
via Deccan Herald, 05 Aoctober 2020: An update on restoration work to the temples of Bagan by India.
Pagoda closure dampens holiday spirit in Bagan
via Myanmar Times, 04 August 2020: Bagan temples were closed abruptly two weeks ago to prevent the spread of Covid-19, ...
Repairs almost finished on quake-damaged Bagan pagodas
via Myanmar Times, 17 July 2020: Update on repair of Bagan temples damage from the 2016 earthquake, but also a ...
‘No rain, no visitors and no income’: Bagan adjusts to tourism crash
via Frontier Myanmar, 13 July 2020: The tourism industry adjusting to the covid-19 crisis with a refocus on domestic tourism ...
Looters target Myanmar temple treasures in tourist slump
via Bangkok Post, 06 July 2020: With thousands of temples over 40 square miles, policing the archaeological zone is no ...
Arson at Ancient Temple in Myanmar World Heritage Site Prompts Questions Over Security
via The Irrawaddy, 10 June 2020: Attempted arson at Loka-hteik-pan Temple.
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