MARCH 23RD - By Fergal Quinn
and Saing Soenthrith
The Cambodia Daily
Boribor district, Kompong Chhnang -
For over a thousand years the two main towers of Kompong Preah temple have stood, unconcerned by the passage of time.
The occasional traveler came to look at the quietly impressive floral designs carved on its lintels, but for most there is little here comparable to Angkor Wat or the Preah Vihear temple.
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MARCH 24TH - The Cambodia Daily reported on March 25, 2008 that
a four-year plan to restore Banteay Chhmar temple was put into action under a cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and US-based Global Heritage Fund. GHF has contributed US$280,000 for 2008 and pledged to continue the funding in appropriate amount for the remaining three years. Culture Ministry Director General Ok Sophon said a full restoration of the 12th-century temple and its surrounding wall of bas reliefs will take about 20 years.
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MAY 13TH - Temple Harmony
Bangkok Post, 06 May 2008
Cambodia and Thailand said on Tuesday that the border temple of Prey Vihear was not in dispute and Thailand would not obstruct it being accepted as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
“The process of listing the Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site is a Cambodian internal affair,” Cambodian spokesman Phay Siphon said. “Both governments agree to cooperate"
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MAY 13TH - Associated Press, March 19, 2008
ATHENS, Greece: When Baghdad fell to the U.S.-led coalition that toppled Saddam Hussein, the world watched in horror as looters ransacked the museum that housed some of Iraq's most prized treasures.
Today, trafficking of stolen Iraqi antiquities is helping to finance al-Qaida in Iraq and Shiite militias, according to the U.S. investigator who led the probe into the looting of the National Museum.
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