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Workers protest at Siem Reap’s Ta Prohm temple
Sixty restoration workers at Ta Prohm temple in Siem Reap province put down their tools Thursday and protested in front of the temple alongside 31 former workers who lost their jobs last year and are demanding to be rehired by the Archaeological Survey of India ...
Sek Odom and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/workers-protest-at-siem-reaps-ta-prohm-temple-63212/
Gibbons to Be Reintroduced to Angkor Forest
A pair of endangered pileated gibbons will be released today into the forest in the Angkor Archaeological Park, the beginning of a project that could see the resettlement of many other animals that had been extirpated from the area, wildlife experts said. “We are hoping that ...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/gibbons-to-be-reintroduced-to-angkor-forest-49157/
Meeting puts temple villagers in spotlight
Restoration of the Angkor temples won’t be the only thing talked about at a meeting in Siem Reap today – the living conditions of more than 100,000 villagers residing at the heritage site is also on the agenda. “The villagers should live harmoniously with the temples,” ...
