Myanmar prepares Mrauk U for World Heritage listing
Besides Bagan, Mrauk U in Rakhine state is the next cultural property that Myanmar is planning to nominate for World ...
Tag: Unesco World Heritage
News reports and information related to Unesco World Heritage in Southeast Asia, including the Tentative List, Memory of the World and nominations to the list.
Jakarta’s Old Town to be nominated for Unesco World Heritage
Indonesia has kicked off the process to nominate Jakarta's Old Town - Kota Tua - into the World Heritage list. ...
Hoi An’s wells to be restored
Hoi An's ancient wells will be restored, according to a new plan to revitalise the water system. A well at ...
Phu Phra Bat Historical Park to be nominated for world heritage
Phu Phra Bat Historical Park in Udon Thani Province Thailand is to be nominated at Thailand's next World Heritage site. ...
Siem Reap to host minsterial conference on Culture and Tourism
The First World Conference on Tourism and Culture will be held in Siem Reap next year, addressing issues of tourism ...
Rain causes problems for the preservation of the My Son temples
The seasonal rain that falls on the My Son temples are slowly undermining its foundations, and the temple authority it ...
Bagan listing aimed for 2017
Culture officials in Myanmar say they hope to have Bagan listed as a world heritage site by 2017. Bagan. Source: ...
Reporting from the Unesco Symposium on the Illicit Trafficking of Antiquities
Today and the rest of the week I am at the Unesco Symposium on the Illicit Trafficking of Antiquities here ...
Ayutthaya celebration in December
The Thai province of Ayutthaya will celebrate the addition of the Ayutthaya Historical Park into the World Heritage register in ...
Hanoi celebrates World Heritage with contest
The city of Hanoi is celebrating 15 years of being associated with World Heritage, and has launched a contest to ...
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