Angkor Wat’s elaborate water system, which includes moats, canals and reservoirs, was built in the 12th ce ntury.(File Photo) Apsara dancers strike a pose in front of the tallest tower at Angkor ...

In June 2019, following pressure from animal activist groups, Apsara – the official Cambodian government body that manages Angkor Wat – announced that it would end elephant rides at the ...

Officials for Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Archaeological Park, which has been described as the nation’s most popular tourist attraction, has banned elephant rides, effective 2020.Instead, the ...

Cambodia’s most popular tourist attraction, Angkor Wat, is set to ban elephant rides. The rides have been a fixture at the Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap for years but opposition has ...

Nearly 62,000 people have signed the petition in just five days after Sambo, a female elephant died at the famous temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia, last week. Elephant rides have become a key part ...

An elephant has died from exhaustion after years of carrying tourists to the famed Cambodian temple complex of Angkor Wat. Sambo, who was believed to be 40-45 years old, died from a heart attack ...

An elephant which was trained to carry tourists around at a religious shrine has collapsed and died after her last trip. Elderly Sambo had been giving visitors lifts at Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat ...

Heritage site in peril: Angkor Wat is falling down One of the world's most celebrated temples is threatened with oblivion, as its ancient stones crumble from the sheer weight of tourism.

In a clearing of the tropical forest near the entrance to Ta Som, an 800-year-old temple at Angkor, in northwest Cambodia, two architects are having a friendly argument. For the umpteenth time ...

In June 2019, following pressure from animal activist groups, Apsara – the official Cambodian government body that manages Angkor Wat – announced that it would end elephant rides at the ...