https://www.scmp.com/rss/329027/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When the small boat lands on the island, it’s eerily quiet. It isn’t hard to imagine that the air once rang with the sound of hammers on stone, and the shouts of workers, but now the only sound is the snap of tattered tarpaulins being whipped by the breeze. The sole sign of activity is an elderly security guard – bare-chested and dappled with tattoos – and his dog. No, not Songkran – that other water festival next door in Cambodia On the island, at the midst of a vast reservoir, sits West Mebon,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2170818/angkor-temple-restorers-face-financial-ruin-after-french-funding-ends-want?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2170818/angkor-temple-restorers-face-financial-ruin-after-french-funding-ends-want?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:15:15 +0000