Myanmar Mulls Ban on Temple-Climbing for Tourists
VOA report on the temple-climbing ban in Bagan They are stairs worn down by a millennia of use, but soon ...
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News reports and information about tourism and archaeology in Southeast Asia, including news about specific archaeological sites, community tourism, and tourists behaving badly.
Indonesia plans to develop spiritual tourism
A cultural introduction programme was held yesterday (March 27) by Tidar Heritage Foundation (THF) in Magelang city, near Borobudur temple, ...
Bagan’s sunset viewing towers not ready
Budget constraints mean that only one of the five planned sunset viewing platform will be ready by September 1. The ...
No shoes allowed on Bagan temples
Myanmar warns of action taken against tourists and guides who do not remove their shoes when visiting the temples of ...
Cambodian National Museum price hike delayed
Price hike to be delayed until July to give the tourist industry time to adjust. The Ministry of Economy and ...
New Bagan guide map in the works
Bagan Tourism Development and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are working on a new tourist map of Bagan. “The ...
Angkor hilltop sunset rationed – TTR Weekly
The Apsara Authority reports plans to limit the number of people going to Phnom Bakheng to watch the sun set, ...
Chinese Angkor Wat Project catches the Apsara Authority unawares
A Chinese company announced plans to build a $21 million cultural park in Angkor, but the Apsara Authority announced that ...
Bagan cultural zone to get free parking lots
Free parking zones set up in two Bagan temples to alleviate traffic problems from visitors to the increasingly-popular site. Ananda ...
Bagan’s sunset-watching ban to start in 6 months
Myanmar authorities make good on banning sunset watching from the ancient pagodas, and alternative viewing platforms will be built in ...
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