Preah Vihear inscribed as World Heritage Site

JULY 8TH - The World Heritage Committee (WTC) meeting in Quebec, Canada, late last night approved Cambodia's application to list the 11th century Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site.

Thailand had been unable to convince the WHC to postpone the issue and wait for a joint nomination, or to defer it until the next meeting.

The WHC said the Preah Vihear issue had already been postponed once, at last year's gathering in Christchurch, New Zealand... A member of the Cambodian delegation stated that it was "a victory by the Khmer people over injustice".
 

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