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Unesco to help Myanmar list Bagan
dpa, Published on 27/06/2014
» YANGON - Unesco would help Myanmar update its inventories of the ancient capital Bagan, an important initial step to safeguarding the site, the government said Friday.
Myanmar halts hotel construction
dpa, Published on 19/03/2014
» YANGON - Myanmar has prohibited the building of more hotels in the ancient city of Bagan, which the government hopes to nominate as a World Heritage Site soon, a minister said on Wednesday.
Even-handed temple ruling cools heat in Thailand, Cambodia
dpa, Published on 11/11/2013
» Both Thailand and Cambodia were claiming victory Monday after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on disputed border territory near an 11th-century temple, but tempers seemed to be cooling in both countries.
Chinese boat grounded at Tubbataha
dpa, Published on 09/04/2013
» A Chinese fishing boat ran aground at a Philippine marine sanctuary where a United States Navy ship damaged more than 2,000 square metres of coral reef in a similar accident two months ago, officials said Tuesday.