Japan pledges assistance for Bagan
Japan signed an MOU with Myanmar last week to assist in the development of Bagan. Source: Democratic Voice of Burma, ...
Tag: tourism
News reports and information about tourism and archaeology in Southeast Asia, including news about specific archaeological sites, community tourism, and tourists behaving badly.
Angkor preparing for over 200,000 visitors in the new year
The Khmer/Thai/Laotian/Burmese New Year starts on Sunday, and Angkor Wat is expecting over 200,000 visitors over the weekend. Source: Phnom ...
Security cameras for Bagan
Security cameras will be set up around the temples of Bagan in an attempt to combat the increasing crime rate ...
Bagan tourist infrastructure starting to feel the strain
I visited Bagan in 2012 just after finishing some Phd fieldwork – it was just as Myanmar was opening up ...
No more new hotels in Bagan?
I know I just posted a story about a fifth hotel zone to be set up in Bagan, but it ...
Fifth hotel zone opens up in booming Bagan
A fifth hotel zone is being opened up in Bagan as tourist arrivals begin to outstrip room capacity. Source: Eleven ...
Visits to Lenggong Museum see a sharp rise
The Lenggong Archaeological Museum in Perak sees a sharp rise in visitors because of the rehousing of the Perak Man ...
In Sri Lanka, tourism brings problems to archaeological sites
Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka see continued problems from tourists defacing sites and paying insufficient respect to sacred sites. Sri ...
Bus ban at the Angkor Archaeological Park
New traffic measures at Angkor ban buses carrying more than 24 people into the park - a welcome measure to ...
Myanmar seeks to list Bagan as a World Heritage Site
Myanmar hopes to put the temples of Bagan in the World Heritage list, and this article discusses why the nomination ...
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