During the 15-day course of Khmer history and archaeological excavation at Tonle Snguot Temple, 15 participants, who are from different countries including Cambodia, Singapore, Australia, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, the United States, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines concluded the final visit to Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum on August 11th, 2017.
In a campaign to remove illegal constructions in Angkor Park on the second day of August 11, 2017, the Joint Committee reported that the owners in the four target areas such as Siem Reap town, Angkor Thom, Banteay Srei and Prasat Bakong district were mostly responsible for demolishing the illegal constructions by themselves.
In the morning of August 10, 2017, the Joint Committee includes APSARA Authority, Siem Reap provincial authorities and other relevant units start to demolish the illegal constructions in Angkor Park.
APSARA senior officials and leaders of tourism agent in total of 65 have completed the building capacity on Tourism Management in World Heritage Sites successfully on August 9th, 2017. The closing ceremony is presided over by H. E. Mr. Sok Sangvar, Deputy Director General of APSARA Authority in charge of Department of Angkor Tourism Development.
In the research project on the ancient hospitals, which were built in the reign of King Jayavarman VII, the archaeological research team of APSARA Authority in cooperation with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies’ Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore found several pieces, including a statue known as Medicine Buddha in the ancient time.