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Explore endangered world heritage sites
Life, Published on 27/05/2024
» Siam Society is holding a lecture titled "World Heritage In Danger" conducted by Etienne Clément, a Belgian international lawyer and former Unesco staff member, on Thursday at 7pm.
Last chance to enjoy a special sunset in Buri Ram
Life, Published on 07/03/2024
» Today is the last chance for those vacationing in Buri Ram to view dawn through the 15 doors of the ancient Khmer-style stone castle during the Phanom Rung Light Phenomenon. Prasat Hin Phanom Rung was constructed between the 10th and 13th centuries as a devotion to Shiva and replicates his throne hall on Mount Kailash, which serves as the centre of the Hindu universe.
Thai-Cambodian ties enter a new era
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 30/01/2024
» Exactly 37 days before Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet was due to fly to Bangkok on Feb 7 for a one-day official visit, Cambodia extended Thai border pass access to Siem Reap, where Angkor Wat is located. This was an act of goodwill as the proposal has been on the table for discussions since Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's visit to Phnom Penh in September -- his first official foreign destination after being elected Thai leader.
The year travellers came back
Life, Published on 21/12/2023
» Upon the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit, Covid-19 became a seasonal virus and the world was full of hope again as borders reopened and travellers longed to indulge their wanderlust. This lit the torch for tourism to bounce back.
How world's largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia has been reborn
Published on 19/12/2023
» YOGYAKARTA - I'm tiptoeing reverentially around the Candi Borobudur temple, stopping to take in ancient stone panels and beautiful bell-shaped stupas, and to ponder the Buddha statues sitting in meditative repose.
Merry Xmas, everybody
Postbag, Published on 17/12/2023
» Re: "PM urges action on PM2.5", (BP, Dec 14).
US museum returning looted Southeast Asian artefacts
Published on 16/12/2023
» The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has agreed to return 16 major Khmer era artworks to Cambodia and Thailand. The works are associated with Douglas Latchford, a prolific dealer who was indicted as an illegal trafficker of ancient artefacts shortly before his death in Bangkok in 2020.
Cambodia's women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA) - Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
A journey through Cambodia’s culinary heritage
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 13/11/2023
» Cambodian cuisine may not be as renowned as Thai cuisine but that doesn’t mean it is any less significant.
Traditional textiles and temple tours
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/09/2023
» A one-hour drive from downtown Sukhothai to Si Satchanalai district, the Suntree Thai Weaving Center is a place where a group of local skilful weavers gather to work on old wood looms that are all set up in the middle of the green courtyard.