Cambodia to examine 'Angkor Wat replica' in Buri RamAn aerial shot of the Sihanakhon temple complex under construction at Wat Phu Man Fah in Nang Rong district of Buri Ram, in July. (Photo: Surachai Piraksa)The Cambodian government will send officials to view a new temple complex in Buri Ram province said to be a copy of structures at the famed Angkor Wat ruins, a Cambodian Culture Ministry official said. Cambodians reacted angrily on scocial media on seeing photos of the new temple complex in July. However, temple abbot Somsak Sungwarajitto denied when the issue came to light that it was a replica of structures at Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat in Siem Reap was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1992.

Source: Bangkok Post August 25, 2021 09:11 UTC