Kuala Berang’s glorious past
An interesting piece about the ancient history of the Malaysian state of Terengganu, from neolithic burials, to the port city ...
Tag: tourism
News reports and information about tourism and archaeology in Southeast Asia, including news about specific archaeological sites, community tourism, and tourists behaving badly.
Ancient temples face modern assault
6 February 2007 (MSNBC) - Ancient temples face modern assault Built by a mighty 9th-century Khmer king, the soaring temple ...
10,000-year-old caves discovered
A series of caves in North Thailand prove to yield significant archaeological material. The location of the caves remain undisclosed, ...
Tourism official proposes elephant ban at Angkor
First it's the dogs! Now it's the elephants! Oh, will this repression of our animal friends never end...
Angkor temples a dog-free zone
For the convenience of tourists, Angkor Wat is now a dog free zone! But, to be fair, the Cambodian government ...
Angkor burdened with influx of visitors, job seekers
Another report on the unsustainability of Angkor because of its sharply rising tourist numbers; one million visitors a year is ...
Invasion, genocide; and now the tourist hordes
A report on the tourism industry in Cambodia, particularly how Angkor is a major draw for tourists and the related ...
A parade of payas
Another travel piece with pictures of the Buddhist stupas in Bagan, Myanmar. Scholarship about Bagan is rare, more so pictures, ...
Are the Angkor Wat temples doomed?
John Stubbs of the World Monuments Fund talks about the dire need for preservation works at the Angkor temples, and ...
On the plains of Cambodia
Travel piece on the Angkor temples in Cambodia.
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