Manila Bay The whole of Manila Bay has had a lot of negative issues going on in recent past and present. The sea level rise is something to worry about in the future. The high number of oil spills (in ’95 & ’99) from refineries. Findings of copper, cadmium, zinc …
History Museum building The History Museum of Jakarta, also known as Fatahillah Museum, is located at Fatahillah Square. It was established end of March 1974 by the then governor. The History Museum is actually located in the former Dutch colony City Hall building, which was inaugurated in 1710 by Dutch …
Angkor National Museum The Angkor National Museum is located just about 2 km out of the Siem Reap tourist area called Pubstreet. Just before the container market and the Angkor Regency Hotel. The design of the Angkor National Museum is that of the Angkor Wat tower. In case you have …
Tuol Sleng S-21 history In the south of Phnom Penh stands the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. A remembrance to a cruel history. A former school that became known as S-21, which stands for Security Office 21. The Khmer Rouge (KR) converted it into its headquarters. Their secret police organization Santebal …
The Killing Fields of Khmer Rouge Rouge is the French word for red and in this context the meaning is the red of communism. The Khmer Rouge committed cultural and Human genocide in Cambodia. Between 1970 and 1975 there was the conflict between the Lon Nol regime and the Khmer …
WWII & JEATH Museum The letters JEATH stand for Japan, England, Australia, Thailand, Holland. There can be some confusion about which museum we talk about. There is another JEATH museum in Kanchanaburi opposite the big temple along the river. That museum and the one near the Bridge on the river …
Death Railway The Hellfire pass is a part of the Thai – Burma Railway, also called the Death Railway. Related to the Death Railway is the Hellfire Pass, the JEATH war museum, the Bridge on the river Kwai and the war cemeteries. All can be read about on this site …
One of the biggest tourist attractions within the city of Hanoi is the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Ho Chi Minh was the big man behind the independence and reunification of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh is called ‘uncle’ or ‘uncle Ho’ by the Vietnamese people. Officially it is still not allowed …
Dark Mansion The Dark Mansion, 3D “Glow In The Dark” Museum, is located near Komtar tower and Prangin Mall in George Town. You take the road of hotel Kimberley, pass the hotel and turn left at the first road. You have the Dark Mansion immediately at your left hand side. …
War Remnants Museum When you visit Vietnam, or in particular Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), then you will probably visit the war remnant museum. The war remnants museum opened in Sept 1975, not long after the fall of Saigon. The first name of the museum was Exhibition house for U.S. …