Luang Prabang’s UNESCO Status Hangs in the Balance

Luang Prabang, a UNESCO site famed for its Lao-French charm, risks losing its status amid development and over-tourism concerns.

Tourists flock to Nong Khai as sacred stupa emerges from Mekong River

14 March 2023 - Updated on 16 March 2023

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via The Nation, 13 March 2023: A 700-year-old stupa has emerged from the Mekong River in Nong Khai province due ...

China’s plan for a commercial port at Luang Prabang

Laos’ Luang Prabang may lose Unesco status amid fears dam will cause ‘irreversible damage’

7 March 2023 - Updated on 12 March 2023

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via South China Morning Post, 05 March 2023: Work on the controversial dam about 20km north of Luang Prabang is ...

Rock Art Training and Recording Petroglyphs in Laos

9 February 2023

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My experiences conducting a field training for rock art and recording petroglyphs in Laos' Sainyabuli province.

The cost of Laos’ quest to be Southeast Asia’s ‘battery’, and the World Heritage town at risk

1 November 2022

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via Channel NewsAsia, 30 October 2022: The Luang Prabang dam is thought to potentially affect the World Heritage value of ...

[Paper] Landscape, upland-lowland, community, and economy of the mekong river (6th-8th century CE): case studies from the Pre-Angkorian centers of Thala Borivat and Sambor

3 March 2022 - Updated on 22 November 2022

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via World Archaeology, 25 February 2022: A new paper by Heng Piphal on pre-Angkorian settlements along the Mekong River.

Mekong nations to ramp up antiquities crimes fight

31 January 2022

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via Phnom Penh Post, 24 January 2022: the Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts urges for greater cooperation among ...

[Talk] The boat & the plough: biocultural heritage and the archaeology of the Mekong

19 January 2022

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Exciting talk by Veronica Walker next week (24 January) on the cultural landscape of the Mekong and the role of ...

In Laos, a ‘very dangerous dam’ threatens an ancient world heritage site

16 December 2021

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via Mongabay, 10 December 2021: The dam that threatens Luang Prabang.

The Threat of a Dam Disaster in Luang Prabang

21 July 2021

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via The Diplomat, 17 July 2021: The dam construction near Luang Prabang is being discussed during the annual World Heritage ...

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