Bayon vandalism: Tourist admits to breaking statue
Following on from last week's story about a Dutch (but New Zealand resident) tourist who destroyed a Buddha statue in ...
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Following on from last week's story about a Dutch (but New Zealand resident) tourist who destroyed a Buddha statue in ...
Some welcome news, the Myanmar government has banned hotel development around 46 cultural heritage regions in order to protect sites ...
The Thai government is cracking down on unsightly souvenir stalls at the Ayutthaya World Heritage Site. Souvenir stalls in Ayutthaya. ...
A Korean tourist poses for a photograph next to a statue in Angkor Thom and ends up beheading it. As ...
The state government of Kedah expressed hope for the Bujang Valley sites to be developed for tourism by the federal ...
Air pollution is now a major cause for concern in Angkor, which has risen sharply as a result of increased ...
A travel piece about the Tabon Caves in Palawan Island, the Philippines Entrance to the Tabon Caves. Source: GMA News ...
The ticketing system for Hoi An has been revamped to combat widespread inefficiencies in the present system. Proceeds from the ...
Chinese tourists to Angkor see a 10% increase compared to last year for the January-February period. Chinese tourists to Cambodia’s ...
While not exactly an archaeology story, the fact that most tourists who visit Cambodia go to Angkor makes this a ...
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