Repatriating skeletons and nominating Niah as a World Heritage Site
The Borneo Archaeology Seminar just concluded in Miri yesterday. I was hoping to attend to listen to a couple of ...
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.
Malaysia gets ready to nominate Lenggong Valley as a World Heritage Site
The Malaysian cabinet has given the go-ahead to nominate the Lenggong Valley in Perak as a World Heritage Site. Archaeological ...
Academics counsel different approach to handle Preah Vihear dispute
The Bangkok Post reports on how some academics in Thailand are counselling a more pragmatic and less emotionally-charged approach to ...
Thang Long Citadel nominated as World Heritage Site
Besides the Preah Vihear dispute, Southeast Asia added another World Heritage Site into the register in the form of the ...
Cambodia celebrates anniversary of Preah Vihear listing
Cambodia celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the listing of Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site. The listing of ...
Calls for protection, nomination and more research at Bujang Valley
Plans are bing made to nominate the Bujang Valley in Kedah as a World Heritage Site, as a result of ...
Perak seeks WHS listing for Lenggong Valley
The Malaysian state of Perak has announced its intent to get the Lenggong Valley on the map as a World ...
UNESCO Director-General expresses concern over Indonesian shipwreck sale
Director-general of Unesco Irina Bokova issued a press statement expressing concern over the loss to scholars and the public over ...
Doors stand in the way of World Heritage listing
The northern province of Batanes is just about ready to be nominated for World Heritage Site listing because of a ...
Hanoi Citadel gets funding for preservation
Unesco funds over a million (US?) dollars for the preservation of Thang Long Citadel. Over $1.2 million to preserve Thang ...
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