Study identifies key sites for ancient conch/śrīvatsa coins in Myanmar, suggesting multiple mints and exploring coin motif evolution.Liz Price is one of Southeast Asian Archaeology's earliest supporters and an avid caver. Her latest book is an updated bibliography of caves and karst in Malaysia, and a useful reference for archaeology and other disciplines.Vietnam emphasizes its strong role in UNESCO during Simona-Mirela Miculescu's visit, underscoring commitments to heritage and development.Railway construction in Phrae, Thailand halted after finding 500-year-old Buddha amulets and artifacts.Ninh Binh province seeks further UNESCO support to promote its heritage sites and boost tourism, leveraging successes at the Trang An Landscape Complex, a recognized World Heritage Site.Yen Bai unveils over 200 artifacts from the 1954 Dien Bien Phu Campaign, including weapons and personal items, highlighting local contributions to this pivotal military victory.NTU Singapore's Nanyang Assistant Professorship seeks talented early-career researchers for tenure-track roles with substantial start-up grants.Kennie Ting’s 'The Great Port Cities of Asia' offers an in-depth look at 60 port cities that have shaped Asian culture over two millennia.Trang An celebrated 10 years as a UNESCO site, highlighting sustainable tourism and heritage preservation.The National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Japan is organising a symposium on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in conjunction with the Center for the Maritime Asian and Pacific Studies. The hybrid event is free, but registration is required.Readers in Bangkok may be interested in this talk by John Guy at the Siam Society on 23 May 2024 on the Piprahwa Buddhist relics and Thailand's role in their redistribution.Thailand to welcome back 'Golden Boy' and seated woman statues from NY’s MET, marking a key step in cultural heritage repatriation.New York repatriates $3M worth of looted artifacts to Cambodia and Indonesia, spotlighting ongoing efforts against global antiquity trafficking.Discover 3,000 Vietnamese artifacts at Brussels’ Royal Museum, showcasing cultural symbols like the Dong Son drum and dynastic ceramics.The National Library of Singapore has a number of fellowships available related to its materials and culture in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Most deadlines are on 31 May 2024.A local resident of Banteay Meanchey province discovered and donated a valuable Bak Kheng style statue head from the Angkor period to the provincial museum, contributing to the preservation of Cambodia’s cultural heritage.Boljoon is endeavoring to recover a historic tabernacle sold at an art auction in 2017, as part of ongoing efforts to reclaim its cultural heritage.Makpan Cave on Alor Island provides a deep dive into 43,000 years of human history, showing how early inhabitants adapted to drastic climate changes from the Pleistocene to the Holocene, utilizing evolving marine and terrestrial resources for survival.Advanced simulations shed light on early human migration into Sahul, suggesting movement across ancient Australia and New Guinea followed natural landscapes like river corridors and coastlines, redefining our understanding of these prehistoric pathways.The National Museum of the Philippines and the Archdiocese of Cebu unite to conserve four 19th-century pulpit panels from Boljoon Church, focusing on remedial measures to preserve their historical and cultural significance.Hanoi commemorates the 1,085th anniversary of King Ngo Quyen's reign and the establishment of Co Loa as the capital, highlighting its historical and cultural significance.Archaeologist Christophe Pottier reveals Angkor's lush past and urban evolution, tracing its occupation from prehistoric times to a vibrant capital until the 16th century.Phnom Kulen National Park, rich in historical and natural wonders, is transforming into an eco-tourism hotspot, blending ancient Khmer heritage with sustainable travel experiences to boost conservation and local economies.A Franco-Cambodian research project has been uncovering the intricacies of an 11th-century foundry at Angkor’s royal palace, offering a glimpse into the craft of bronze casting for the kings of ancient Cambodia.Cambodia's celebrated bronze Vishnu statue, known as the 'Mona Lisa' of Cambodia, is set for examination and restoration in Paris before its 2025 exhibition at the Guimet Museum of Asian Arts.