Concern over yoga teacher’s poses at sacred sites
via The Nation, 31 May 2019: #touristsbehavingbadly
Tag: sacred sites
Places that are regarded as sacred or spiritual to a group of people.
Sacred sites to get facelift on eve of King’s coronation
via Bangkok Post, 18 March 2019: In preparation of the Thai King's coronation in May, sacred waters are being drawn ...
No shoes allowed on Bagan temples
Myanmar warns of action taken against tourists and guides who do not remove their shoes when visiting the temples of ...
Felled sacred tree given new life as sculptures
A sacred rosewood tree that was controversially cut down last year in Siem Reap gets a new life as sacred ...
Red Bull apologises for desecrating Borobudur
Drink brand Red Bull issues an apology for desecrating Borobudur by filming an unauthorised commercial at the sacred site. Red ...
Photoshoot featuring topless woman in Angkorian temple raises uproar
Photos of a topless woman posing in an Angkorian temple appeared in the internet over the weekend, drawing many protests ...
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 ...
Rock art and sacred sites in Mainland Southeast Asia
Starting off the week with a post about what I've been up to the last six weeks - I've been ...
Public Lecture: Burmese Palaces and Sacred Sites
For readers in Thailand, Silpakorn University will be hosting a special lecture/seminar next Sunday on sites in Burma. The event ...
Cover up if you're planning to visit Borobudur and more
Readers planning to visit the ancient temples of Java like Borobudur and Prambanan will soon have to observe a dress ...
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