Dogs Banned from Cambodias Angkor Park Temples

The decision was made during a meeting between government agency Apsara Authority, which manages Angkor, and the Interior Ministrys heritage police, the paper quoted Siem Reap Provincial Governor Sou Phirin as saying on Sunday.

"I have notified all hotels and guesthouses last week that we dont permit any kind of dogs to tour the temples," he said.

When dogs left excrement inside a Buddhist temple, "this is no good for our culture," he added.

Police stations throughout the park have been enforcing the ban since Saturday, the paper said.

Angkor is now on UNESCOs World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Tourism is Cambodias second largest foreign currency generator and Angkor has the lions share of the incomes.

Source: China.org.cn via Xinhua News Agency