Tag: Srivijaya (kingdom)

It's not so much and archaeological story as it is a political one. The Philippine president attempts to revive ancient ...

Today's short history series focuses on Malaysia. Again, the information here is scant and sometimes contradictory.

Perhaps the Brunei Times is running a series about writing the short histories of different countries in Southeast Asia. Today, ...

Earlier this month, I was able to catch a lecture about the shipwreck laden with Tang Dynasty treasures that sunk ...

Aksara features the early script of the Malay world in Southeast Asia, drawing from the collections of the National Museum ...

In the first part of Srivijaya: A primer, we learnt about the empire’s role in controlling trade between China and ...

The first hint of a Sumatran-based polity was first alluded to by the eminent French scholar George Coedes 1918, based ...

We explore the origins of the name Singapura, in Singapore in this third of a series.

The Hindu-Buddhist polity of Srivijaya was one of the greatest empires in the first millenium, with an influence over much ...

Over the weekend, I made a trip to nearby Karimun Island, some 30 km west of Singapore in search of ...