Cambodia voted as member of World Heritage committee

Friday, October 30th, 2009

It is the first time Cambodia have been voted to one of 21 permanent member of World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in 17th general assembly in Paris from Oct 23 to 28, 2009, representing 186 countries in the world. Speaking in graduation ceremony of a university in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s prime minister Hun Sen said [...]

Banteay Chmar temple to be listed as World Heritage Site

Monday, August 10th, 2009

In a bid to conserve the heritage sites and the value, Cambodia’s government will list the 12th century Banteay Chmar temple as World Heritage Site, located in Bateay Mean Chey province about 60 km distance in the northern area of provincial town. Delegation from Foundation for World Heritage and experts from UNESCO will visit the [...]