Portugal’s University of Coimbra becomes World Heritage site
ENGLISH ONLY: Phnom Penh. Portugal’s University of Coimbra Alta and Sofia on Saturday became a World Heritage site after convincing the World Heritage Committee it had put in place adequate development regulations.
Bavet Shooting: Cambodian town governor shot into crowd of protesters
ENGLISH ONLY: Phnom Penh. A former governor of a Cambodian town shot into a crowd of demonstrating workers until his gun stuck and then fled, a policeman told a provincial court Thursday.
Rights group slams „bullying“ land titling drive in Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: Phnom Penh. Human rights activists Thursday criticized a land titling campaign launched by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen as „secretive and bullying,“ calling for it to be changed, or scrapped.
North Korea’s Kaesong granted World Heritage status
ENGLISH ONLY: The historical monuments and sites in Kaesong, North Korea’s light industry centre that also contains the remains of the Manwoldae Palace, joined the list of World Heritage sites Sunday.
World Heritage: Six historial sites win status in Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: Historical monuments and sites in North Korea, Iran, Italy, Germany and Ukraine were on Sunday added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list.{:}{:fr}Ce texte n’est disponible qu’en anglais.
China’s Hani Rice Terraces listed as World Heritage site
ENGLISH ONLY: The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces on Saturday became China’s 45th World Heritage site. The irrigated terraces were carved out of dense forest over the past 1,300 years by Hani people who migrated there from further to the north-west.
Al Zubarah becomes Qatar’s first World Heritage site
ENGLISH ONLY: The ancient town of Al Zubarah on Saturday became Qatar’s first World Heritage site. Al Zubarah was one of a long line of prosperous, fortified trading towns around the coast in what is now Qatar that developed from the early Islamic period, around the 9th century AD.
Italy’s Mount Etna among new World Heritage Sites
ENGLISH ONLY: Mount Etna in Italy and five other sites in China, Tajikistan, Mexico, Kenya and Namibia were on Friday designated natural World Heritage Sites. The announcement was made at a meeting in Cambodia of the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Syria civil war endangering World Heritage sites
ENGLISH ONLY: Six ancient sites in Syria were listed as endangered by the World Heritage Committee on Thursday. Committee member states meeting in Cambodia expressed „deep concern“ about the danger that the war in Syria poses to the sites.
Cambodia anti-trafficking efforts criticised in US report
ENGLISH ONLY: The US Department of State downgraded Cambodia in its annual report on human trafficking Wednesday, and said Phnom Penh’s reported efforts to combat trafficking had slowed from the previous year.
Syria sites at risk from civil war, UNESCO warns
ENGLISH ONLY: The Syrian civil war is placing several World Heritage sites at risk, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned Monday, as it seeks additional funds to deal with a growing number of architectural and natural treasures.
Logging sets East Rennell heritage „in danger“
ENGLISH ONLY: The World Heritage Committee on Tuesday decided to list the World Heritage East Rennell of the Solomon Island group „in danger“ due to logging, the invasive black ship rat, but also climate change.
UNESCO to increase pressure on Australia over Great Barrier Reef
ENGLISH ONLY: UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee on Tuesday increased pressure on the Australian government to conserve the Great Barrier Reef.
Cambodian housing rights activist’s sentence reduced to two years
ENGLISH ONLY: A Cambodian woman who led protests against her community’s forced eviction saw her conviction for a street brawl reduced to two years in jail after her appeal to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday.
US museum repatriates Cambodian antiquities
ENGLISH ONLY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York repatriated two ancient Khmer stone statues that were shown to have been looted. The antiquities arrived at Phnom Penh International airport on Tuesday.
Cambodia adopts law on denial of Khmer Rouge crimes
ENGLISH ONLY: Phnom Penh. The National Assembly Cambodia on Friday adopted a law to criminalize the denial of crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime.
Former Khmer Rouge prison chief transferred to new jail
ENGLISH ONLY: Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Comrade Duch, was transferred to a new prison early Thursday, a spokesman for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) said.
Cambodian parliament to debate law on denial of Khmer Rouge crimes
ENGLISH ONLY: Phnom Penh. Cambodia’s National Assembly was due to debate a bill Friday to criminalize the denial of crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge era.
Germany’s longest run candidate Kassel inscribed on World Heritage list
ENGLISH ONLY: Water features and Hercules within the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel on Sunday joined the list of World Heritage sites, after it was the longest run candidate on Germany’s tentative list since 1986.
Nike calls for probe on Cambodian police clash with garment workers
ENGLISH ONLY: The US sportswear multinational Nike Inc called for an inquiry by Cambodia into a police crackdown on workers at one of its suppliers, during which a pregnant women miscarried and other people were injured.
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