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GHF Featured by CNN, AFP, Condé Nast Traveler

May 08, 2012

One goal of last Thursday’s The Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World: Focus on Asia, hosted in partnership with the Asia Society in New York, was to “increase public awareness of a global crisis.” So far, the results have been promising, with several major media outlets helping to spread GHF’s message.

Tags: Asia, Asia’s Heritage in Peril, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, China, Events, Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World, Global Heritage Fund, India, Pingyao, Rakhigarhi, Southeast Asia

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Students in Siem Reap Seize Opportunities Afforded by Angkor

January 27, 2012

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Every day, thousands of tourists visit Angkor to stare in amazement at its awesome temples and sculptural decorations. And every day, after the complex closes, many of the young people who staff the site head straight to university to seize opportunities the likes of which their parents could not have dreamed.

Tags: Angkor, Asia, Cambodia, Education, Mass Tourism, Siem Reap, Southeast Asia

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No Resolution on Preah Vihear as Cambodian, Thai Foreign Affairs Ministers Meet

January 03, 2012

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After a year that saw border tension boil over between Cambodia and Thailand, the Foreign Affairs Ministers of both countries met in Phnom Penh this week to discuss a range of issues stemming from the deadly clashes at Preah Vihear temple in February. It was the first visit by Thailand’s Surapong Tovichakchaikul to Cambodia since the Thai change of government in August.

Tags: Cambodia, Preah Vihear, Southeast Asia, Thailand, War and Conflict

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GHF’s John Sanday Featured in Financial Times

November 17, 2011

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John Sanday FSA OBE, GHF’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, was profiled last week by The Financial Times in an article detailing his celebrated career as a conservationist and architect.

Tags: Angkor Wat, Asia, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, John Sanday, Nepal, Southeast Asia

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GHF Announces 2011 Preservation Fellows

July 22, 2011

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GHF is pleased to announce the 16 recipients of the 2011 Global Heritage Preservation Fellowships. Intended to support cultural heritage preservation and community development at sites throughout the developing world, the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program provides support to young researchers to make a difference while gaining skills and experience in the field.

Tags: Afghanistan, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, Chavin de Huantar, China, Fujian Tulous, Hampi, India, Marcahuamachuco, Mes Aynak, Micronesia, Pakistan, Peru, Pingyao, Preservation Fellowships, Turkey, Turkmenistan

ACROSS THE WIRE

AP: Angkor Wat Plagued by Mass Tourism, Insufficient Management

July 19, 2011

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At the forefront of Cambodia’s emerging tourism industry, Angkor Wat is regarded by archaeologists as the world’s largest religious building. Built in the 12th century, the complex, located in Siem Reap, spans some 150 square miles and is featured on the nation’s flag.

Tags: Angkor Wat, Asia, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, Insufficient Management, Mass Tourism, Southeast Asia, UNESCO

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ICOMOS Releases New Heritage At Risk Report

May 18, 2011

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The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) recently released Heritage at Risk, a global report on endangered monuments and sites around the world.

Tags: Allianoi, Buddhas of Bamiyan, Cambodia, China, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, Hasankeyf, ICOMOS, Kashgar, Mes Aynak, Preah Vihear, Sans-Souci Palace, Turkey, Ukraine, UNESCO, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage

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Cultural Heritage Could Provide Needed Economic Diversity for Least Developed Countries

May 10, 2011

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In 1971, the United Nations began using the term “Least Developed Country (LDC)” to refer to countries with the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development and the lowest Human Development Index ratings. Since then, a mere three countries—the Maldives, Botswana and Cape Verde—have “graduated” from the classification, while 48 remain.

Tags: Africa, Asia, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, Haiti, Millennium Development Goals, Laos, Least Developed Countries, Sans-Souci Palace, Southeast Asia, UNESCO, Wat Phu

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Cambodian Temples Reportedly Damaged by Thai Shells; Conflict Shifts Again to Preah Vihear

April 26, 2011

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Military fighting continued Tuesday between Cambodian and Thai troops—the latest episode in an ongoing land dispute that over the past five days has claimed at least 12 lives, displaced thousands of villagers and put the area’s cultural heritage sites directly in the line of fire.

Tags: Asia, Cambodia, Preah Vihear, Southeast Asia, Thailand, UNESCO, War and Conflict

Across the Wire

Preah Vihear Temple Damaged in Thai-Cambodian Border Clash

February 10, 2011

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Preah Vihear Temple, an 11th-century Khmer temple located along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, has apparently been damaged as a result of military fighting between the two countries — the latest episode in an ongoing land dispute that has put the UNESCO World Heritage Site at risk.

Tags: Asia, Cambodia, Preah Vihear, Southeast Asia, Thailand, UNESCO, War and Conflict

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