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SEAArch Newsletter: Reopening of the Preah Vihear border, looting of the HMS Prince of Wales and the Repulse, and new Unesco Geoparks

SEAArch Newsletter: Reopening of the Preah Vihear border, looting of the HMS Prince of Wales and the Repulse, and new Unesco Geoparks

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May 29, 2023
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The Royal Navy battleship HMS Prince of Wales coming in to moor at Singapore. by Lt. H J Abrahams. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

This week is a real grab bag of different stories from around the region. In Malaysia, the shipwrecks of the HMS Prince of Wales and the Repulse - both sunk in during World War II - are reportedly being looted by salvors. I rememb…

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