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1200-year-old lost city of Mahendraparvata discovered in Cambodia

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An ancient city, dated 350 years before the famed Angkor Wat, has been discovered by a group of archaeologist from University of Sydney led by a French-born archaeologist. 

All thanks to the airborne Lidar technology which use light detection and ranging data, 7 days of hard work result in a fashionable and extraordinary discovery. Damien Evans, who has been instrumental in this discovery, says that it's not yet known how large Mahendraparvata was because the Lidar search covered only a small, circumscribed area.

"Maybe what we are seeing was not the central part of the city, so there is a lot of work to be done to discover the extent of this civilization," he told The Age.

After studying the ancient scriptures from a great warrior, Jayavarman II, Jean-Baptiste Chevance, director of the Archaeology and Development Foundation in London who led the expedition, not that there is an existence of a mountain capital, “but we didn’t know how all the dots fitted, exactly how it all came together”.

At this moment, not many information or data related to this newly-discovered ancient city has been revealed, therefore we must resort to patience for further studied results.

Should there be any updates, we will work on bringing it in



Message to ASEAN bloggers

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At its height of glory, ASEAN community spirit has reached and inspired every parts of its nations and drives the people toward its vision.  At no time in the history has our region been very interdependent as it currently is. That sense of complete community is within the reach, crystallizing the reduction of cultural and economic barriers to encourage previously unparalleled communication between nations. As evidence, in May 2013, there will be a huge event in Indonesia for all ASEAN bloggers to meet and cultivate the love and mutual respects. Therefore, it is my desire to participate in ASEAN Bloggers Festival 2013 which will be held in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. As an advocate to ASEAN movement, this exciting event provides me a golden opportunity to nurture and engage with other ASEANer and bloggers in a larger and better context.

As 2015 approaches, ASEAN bloggers' share of responsibility is growing and expanding in glamorous fashion. While there are many different types of role and capability these bloggers can fit in and offer, one of the most important thing is to empower the media to bridge and integrate the people of ASEAN because the larger implication is the power of media in the modern society. The quicker spread of information and expression of mind has been made possible by the rapid technology, yet people are working to make it better. So, as technology is rising, bloggers will have better access because operation and media delivery will be made more accessible. Consequently, if this power of media are enforced with right ethical and cultural values, then bloggers will be able to help shaping the ASEAN community in the upcoming future. By then, they will become the voice of ASEAN and at the same time represent their respective nation. In this sense, every citizens of this region will be able to share, learn and grow together and in extend, inspire others to believe in the ASEAN community. Such is the responsibility of each ASEAN bloggers who wishes to contribute to the coming world of peace and prosperity empowered by its people. 

Welcome to ASEANita

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"I am Aseanita and I will be your guide to discover Asean together."



This welcome note posted on the "About" area of this facebook page, allowing us to capture the vision and mission of this dynamic page. ASEANita powers through to bring ASEAN citizens together, as evident in her last line:
"The time has come to realize that we are not just people of 1 country, but 1 region. We are Asean. "

Yes we are ASEAN and for this reason that we should learn and support this page. This is the place where you can find updates, news and interesting facts that will entertain your knowledge about this region's culture, people and place. There are also side notes which provide additional information to important events and announcement. Her article are lavishly decorated and dedicated to the 600 million people of ASEAN. Last but not least, the page also offer engaging pictures which are posted daily regarding people's life in each of ASEAN nations.

The page distinguished herself so much that it is highly recommended to follow.
  

WWF-Philippines’ New Mobile Game to Raise Funds for a Cause

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Words by Ethel Merioles

Remember the Tubbataha Reef incident that happened last month? Just a little background on the World Heritage site located in the Sulu Sea, over 1000 animal species inhabit in the reef, including hawksbill sea turtles, giant trevally (jacks), hammerhead sharks, barracudas, manta rays, palm-sized Moorish idols, napoleon wrasse, parrotfish, and moray eels. Whale sharks and tiger sharks have reportedly been seen in the large coral sanctuary, as well.








The Tubbataha Reef is just one of six marine priority conservation areas that WWF-Philippines are helping, and this time, in an effort to raise funds for a cause, the independent conservation organization released a cool mobile game in February this year.

As part of WWF-Philippines’ fund raising campaign to save marine animals from pollutants and unsustainable fishing practices, a Filipino app development company known as AppLabs Digital Studios designed and developed a time-pressure puzzle game. The game is primarily meant to provide hours of entertainment to any user and at the same time donate to WWF-Philippines’ marine conservation programs. A dollar can go a long way, especially if it means saving the rich marine biodiversity of the Philippines, including, of course, the world-renowned Tubbataha Reef.



The app, dubbed EnviroPop, is currently available for download at the Apple App Store, and will reach the Android market very soon. Sales from the app will go straight to WWF-Philippines’marine conservation programs to help conserve our biodiversity and mitigate the impact of human footprint on our environment. With this app, people will learn more about our environment and essentially save the Philippine seas!
Interested iOS users may try the app for free (Download link: http://goo.gl/kwUKU) or purchase the full version for $0.99 (http://goo.gl/Qec9I). The Android version is scheduled to be released early this year.