War’s impact on Mrauk-U cultural heritage to be surveyed
via Myanmar Times, 02 April 2019: The Myanmar Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library will commission a survey to ...
Tag: Mrauk-U (site)
An archaeological site and town in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Burmese: မြောက်ဦးမြို့
Archaeologists urge no-fire zone at Mrauk-U site
via the Myanmar Times, 20 Mar 2019: Tensions in Mrauk U as people stay indoors and tourists have cleared out.
Armed conflict at Mrauk-U damages temples and displaces villagers
via various news sources, 18-19 March 2019: Reports of armed conflict between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar armed forces ...
Nearly a Dozen Buddha Images Damaged Inside Ancient Rakhine Temple
via The Irrawaddy, 19 October 2018: Another tragic news of vandalism, this time from Mrauk-U. A dozen statues from Laymyethnar ...
Mrauk-U eyes listing as UNESCO World Heritage site
via Myanmar Times, 10 November 2017: Myanmar is considering several ancient cultural sites, including Mrauk-U, for listing as a United ...
Culture Ministry to Nominate Bagan, Mrauk U, Shwedagon for UNESCO Recognition
via The Irrawaddy, 29 June 2017: Expect a succession of nominations from Myanmar to Unesco's World Heritage list in the ...
With a forgotten temple city, Myanmar hopes to strike tourism gold
The Guardian, 11 July 2017: With a forgotten temple city, Myanmar hopes to strike tourism gold When time began there ...
At Myanmar’s tourist spots, a growing litter problem
Frontier Myanmar, 23 May 2017 The thoughtless disposal of litter by domestic travellers is creating a growing rubbish problem from ...
Arrests made for illegal earth removal at Mrauk-U
Arrests were made in Myanmar's Rakhine state when people illegally removed earth from the Mrauk-U site. The removal of earth ...
Mrauk-U restoration fraught with problems
A news report from the Irrawaddy highlights various problems with a recent campaign to restore the monuments of Mrauk-U in ...
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