comparatively small in size and probably were brought in by Buddhist pilgrimage or traders. UNESCO Proposal UNESCO made a report in 1987 endorsing the site. In 2014, some ruins of candi (temples) in Bujang were destroyed by an urban developer, causing an international outcry against attacks on cultural heritage. In 2017, the government of Malaysia announced that more research on the site is still needed, thus excluding it from the Malaysian tentative list. The government also said that Bujang's Merbok Museum and Pengkalan Bujang held historical significance to the site. Books Michel Jacq-Hergoualc'h, The Malay Peninsula, Crossroads of the Maritime Silk Road, 2002, Brill, Leiden, Wolters, O. W., Early Indonesian Commerce : a Study of the Origins, 2001, 1597401870 Wolters, O. W., Early Southeast Asia : selected essays, Cornell University, 2008, / 0-87727-773-7 Wolters, O. W., The Fall of Srivijaya in Malay History, Cornell University Press, 1970, , See also Candi of Indonesia Early History of Kedah Indonesian Esoteric Buddhism Langkasuka Mahanavika Buddhagupta Red Earth Kingdom / Chi Tu Sungai Batu References News articles External links Bujang Valley Eco Tourism Management – Bujang Valley Tourism Malaysia – Bujang Valley The Ancient Kingdom of Bujang Valley Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum, Bukit Batu Pahat Lembah Bujang: Kingdom lost . kingdom found History of Kedah Indianized kingdoms Pre-Muslim kingdoms in Malaysian history Archaeological sites in Malaysia