http://www.lastminute.com/site/find/World/South-East-Asia.rssen-gbInfo on lastminute.com's South East Asia offeringshttp://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> Car Hire in Bangkok Airport]]> Car Hire in Phuket Airport]]> Car Hire in Kuala Lumpur Airport]]> Car Hire in Bangkok Downtown]]> Car Hire in Pattaya Downtown]]> Car Hire in Krabi Airport]]> The majestic temple of Angkor Wat - the centrepiece of some 40 temple and palace ruins scattered over a 200km area and collectively known as Angkor - towers above the jungle, offering gorgeous bas relief sculpture, architecture based in cosmology and tales of the once mighty Khmer civilisation. The site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992, and conservation work continues apace, as more and more visitors come to look at surely the greatest of South East Asia's man-made wonders.]]> A first stop when visiting Bangkok, the Grand Palace with the Royal Temple (Wat Phra Kaew, or Wat Phra Kaeo), home of the Emerald Buddha, is the spiritual heart of the nation. The entire palace complex offers 218,400 square metres of intricate symbolism, history and cultural traditions.]]> Topped out in 1998 and officially opened in 1999, Kuala Lumpur's 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers together form the one of the world's tallest buildings - standing a resplendent 1483 feet (452 metres) high. American architect Cesar Pelli created this beautiful building with obvious Islamic influence, including curved and pointed bays to create a scalloped facade emulating temple towers. Visit the sky-lobby, 41 floors up, for stunning views of the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur.]]> Malaysia's first World Heritage Site, designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values," Kinabalu Park is dominated by the imposing Mount Kinabalu - at 4095 metres (13,435 feet), the highest peak in South-East Asia.]]> Around 30 years ago, a great fire destroyed much of Phitsanulok, including some irreplaceable 14th century palaces and temples. Miraculously the central temple, or wat, escaped the fire, thereby protecting the second most important Buddha image in the land.]]> The Asian Civilisations Museum aims to reflect the diverse multi-ethnic origins of Singaporean culture. It has a collection that is focused on the South East Asian, Chinese, Indian and West Asian regions, housed in a restored neo-classical building dating back to 1910.]]> At the world-renowned Singapore Zoo, 40 hectares of dense forest are home to over 132 species, 25% of which are endangered. The stars of the show include giant flying squirrels, tapirs, giraffes and tigers, all in naturalistic habitats.]]> The beautifully decorated Sri Mariamman is Singapore's oldest and most important Hindu temple and can be found in Chinatown. The goddesses honoured here are the mother-goddess Devi and the rain goddess Mariamman, and it is also the venue for the spectacular Thimithi Fire Walking Festival.]]> Singapore is one of only two cities in the world to have a significant area of primary rainforest within its boundaries. The 164-hectare Bukit Timah reserve, only 12 kilometres from the city centre, contains more species of trees than the entire North American continent.]]> Regarded as one of the best museums in the whole of Asia, the Sarawak Museum is split into a number of sites in the state capital, Kuching, as well as other museums throughout the region.]]>