Apsara Authority puts up signs to foil land grabs
Public boards on the prohibition against buying and selling land in Angkor area.
Tag: Angkor
Apsara Authority puts up signs to foil land grabs
The Apsara Authority has been installing boards informing the public on the prohibition against buying and selling land in Siem Reap province’s Angkor area, following recent Facebook posts of land sales in the world heritage protected site.
Angkor to be labelled in stone
More than 100 of stele-like stone labels identifying the various temples, in Khmer and English, are to be installed on the Angkor sites by the Apsara Authority.
Amazon slammed for selling Angkor-inspired decor
Amazon is under fire over the sale of bathroom accessories with temples’ pictures.
A Cambodian success: Safeguarding cultural heritage
Cambodia and her people, under the wise leadership of Prime Minister Hun Sen, are ready to chair the official launch of the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) tomorrow in Siem Reap, the home of Angkor.
An understanding of Khmer characteristics
There are several qualities of ‘Khmer characteristics’ that Cambodia can aspire to when one observes the Angkor period and it is high time they be revived.
World recognises heritage protection
The Kingdom of wonders has increasingly gained international support in protecting and preserving its cultural heritage after UNESCO listed the 12th historic temple in Angkor as a world heritage site in 1992.
Shooting for Chinese film on Cambodia begins
Shooting a film on tourism and investment in Cambodia has began.
Angkor building approvals rise
The Apsara Authority approves more than 500 construction and repair applications inside the Angkor Archaeological Park.
Tree plantings boost for Angkor
More than 2,000 luxury timber saplings have been planted around the Angkor complex in Siem Reap province.
Authority lays down law on unpermited Angkor buildings
The Apsara Authority renews its warning that it will remove unauthorised constructions.
Angkor drone rules need to be tightened
The Apsara Authority to strengthen a ban on using drones around the Angkor area.
4-Ball Championship set for April
Golfers from around the region – and the world – will be aiming to end the remarkable winning streak of cousins Amish Jaitha.
MOZART at the Mansion
Agnes Alpuerto discovers opera in Phnom Penh as a prelude to the bigger Mozart at Angkor next year.
Angkor temples found
The Ministry of Environment is exploring two ancient temples likely constructed during the early Angkor era in Ratanakkiri.
Artefacts found in Siem Reap
Ancient Angkor era artefacts have been found in a garden where Apsara Authority officials were digging to plant trees in Siem Reap.
Illegal Angkor homes still being removed
A joint commission has removed more than half of the unlawful constructions in the park.
Ancient Angkor pottery discovered
Ancient pottery from the 9th and 10th centuries of the Angkor era is handed over to the Apsara Authority for cultural preservation.
Crafting a new beer industry
Craft beer, long seen to belong to the realms of hipsterdom in Melbourne, Australia, or Portland, Oregon in the US, is seeping into beer taps at mainstream bars around the world.
Angkor-era guardian statue found
An Angkor-era statute is discovered in Siem Reap as a group of archaeologists excavate land.
Renewed push to destroy illegal Angkor homes
Joint commission set up to rid Angkor area of illegal buildings plans to renew its efforts.
