South Korea fires latest: 27 killed and 1,000-year-old Buddhist temples destroyed in biggest wildfire on record
Since Friday, more than 35,810 hectares (88,488 acres) of land in the southeast has been scorched, the disaster response ...
One of Asia’s cheapest countries to get new £1.1billion airport this summer
A HUGE new £1.1billion airport is set to open in Cambodia later this year – and will eventually welcome as many as 45million ...
Huge South Korea wildfires kill dozens and torch ancient temples
The wildfires in South Korea, which started on 21 March and have killed at least 26 people, have since spread to cover more ...
Cambodia’s Siem Reap is the gateway to ancient Angkor – here’s how to get the best out of your trip
With a sleek new airport and more flight routes, Siem Reap – gateway to jungle-tangled temples – is an easy add-on to any ...
South Korea's largest ever wildfires kill dozens and torch ancient temples
The wildfires in South Korea, which started on 21 March and have killed at least 26 people, have since spread to cover more ...
Race to save lives and cultural treasures from South Korea's worst ever fires
But the largest culprit is the wind and dry land. The ideal environment for South Korea's largest ever wildfire has been ...
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One of Asia’s cheapest countries to get new £1.1billion airport this summer
Techo International Airport will also have a huge central garden, not too dissimilar to Singapore Changi ... Airport will also feature a large Buddha statue as well as around 200 other sculptures ...
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Cambodia’s Siem Reap is the gateway to ancient Angkor – here’s how to get the best out of your trip
Nivath shows me the bas-relief of the apsara “heavenly dancers” expertly carved into the colossal bricks of sandstone, before taking me to the Buddha statues ... riff on the Singapore sling ...
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Buddha's gaze into eternity
Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...
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South Koreans mourn historic temple burnt by wildfire, race to save others
The measures included preventive spraying, deploying fire-retardant cloth, cutting fire prevention lines, and removing historic items, including Buddha statues. At least 1,566 relics were moved ...
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Workers save Buddha as S. Korea's wildfires raze ancient temple
At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a fire-retardant blanket. Hours later much of the temple burned down in one of the ...