Washington
24 November 2009
The addition of historic sites to Unesco’s World Heritage list has great benefits for the country as a whole and the sites in particular, preserving them while improving Cambodia’s notoriety, Lim Bun Hok, a national cultural expert, told “Hello VOA” Monday.
“If those sites are under high risk of damage, then if they are listed under the World Heritage,” he said. “That means the property is the entire world’s property, and the international community has to help take care of it and preserve it.”
The temples of Angkor were made Heritage sites in 1992, with Preah Vihear temple ascribed to the list in 2008. The government has submitted nine other sites for consideration, including Oudong, Kulen, Beng Mealea and Banteay Chmar.
Lim Bun Hok said the World Heritage committee reviews such applications annually before deciding which sites to list.
To date, there are 890 World Heritage sites in 148 countries around the world.
“If those sites are under high risk of damage, then if they are listed under the World Heritage,” he said. “That means the property is the entire world’s property, and the international community has to help take care of it and preserve it.”
The temples of Angkor were made Heritage sites in 1992, with Preah Vihear temple ascribed to the list in 2008. The government has submitted nine other sites for consideration, including Oudong, Kulen, Beng Mealea and Banteay Chmar.
Lim Bun Hok said the World Heritage committee reviews such applications annually before deciding which sites to list.
To date, there are 890 World Heritage sites in 148 countries around the world.
3 comments:
Dear Sirs,
It is a great benefit to Cambodia as member of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO).
That why the Siam Government was trying very hard to eliminate Cambodia from the list of member of this world well-known organisation. Siam Extremists had also tried to eliminate Cambodia from listing Angkor Vat and Preah Vihear as world heritage.
This Abhishit government wants land of 4.6sqkm in viscinity of Preah Vihear Temple from Cambodia.
Please be noted that these tricky Thai extremists try their best to get Land from us.
Thank you for kind attention.
Ly
I hope that is a miss translation in using the the word "notoriety"
cambodia needs this benefits from the world community, too, you know! god bless cambodia.
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