Who knows? This leaves only 1 site in Malaysia's Tentative List, I expect an update soon.

5 Nominations from Belarus Removed

- Architectural ensemble of Francysk Scaryna avenue in Minsk (1940's -1950's)
- Brest Fortress
- Kamyanets Tower
- Palace and Park Ensemble in the city of Homel
- St. Nicholas Monastery Complex in the city of Mahilyou

Yikes, that is the two biggest sites in Belarus taken off. I hope they just rebrand Brest Fortress and Minsk, as I think they would be interesting proposals.

From the same news of Phu Phra Bat in 2016, Thailand is going to add Chiang Mai in its tentative list.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Phu-Phra-Bat-Park-chosen-for-Unesco-Heritage -list-30252818.html

I have just run across this Australian document:

http://aciucn.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/37_Valentine2.pdf


It includes the following proposals:

• Cape York Peninsula (mixed site or
cultural landscape)
• Southwest Floral Region Western Australia
• Lake Eyre Basin (the Channel country part of it)
• Kimberley Region (terrestrial and coastal with islands)
• Australian Antarctic Territory (assuming tenure
issues resolved)
• Australian Desert Diversity (awaiting thematic
analysis)
• Coral Sea
• Extensions to the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites
• Extensions to the Home of the Eucalypts theme
(including re-nomination of the Greater
Blue Mountains)
• Cultural Sites: many awaiting identification but
including Burrup Peninsula

First tentative site for Bangkok? Thailand's Ministry of Culture plans to nominate Wat Suthat and Giant Swing

http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5802220010042# sthash.blJ5JnqK.dpuf

Medina Azahara, Ripoll, Madrid and the Beech forests will be the next additions to the Spanish T-list.
http://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/suplementoespecial/medina-azahara-candid ata-patrimonio-mundial_929814.html

Interesting link :

http://listas.20minutos.es/lista/100-sitios-de-mexico-que-definitivamente-podrian-ser -patrimonio-mundial-de-la-humanidad-380712/

3 sites removed from the Cyprus Tentative List

CHURCH OF AYIOS MAMAS, LOUVARAS (EXTENSION TO "PAINTED CHURCHES IN THE TROODOS")

CHURCH OF AYIOS SOZOMENOS, GALATA (EXTENSION TO "PAINTED CHURCHES IN THE TROODOS REGION")

AGIA PARASKEVI AT GEROSKIPOU (FIVE-DOMED CHURCHES)

Removed from Indonesia Tentative List (12 nominations)

Banten Ancient City
Belgica Fort
Besakih
Elephant Cave
Great Mosque of Demak
Ngada traditional house and megalithic complex
Penataran Hindu Temple Complex
Pulau Penyengat Palace Complex
Ratu Boko Temple Complex
Sukuh Hindu Temple
Waruga Burial Complex
Yogyakarta Palace Complex

SPAIN

10 candidate nominations that will be submitted to the Council of Historical Heritage of Spain for inclusion on the tentative list at the next meeting.

Melilla, multiculturalism on a monumental city
El Risco Fallen and sacred spaces of Gran Canaria mountain
The Palace of the Infantry in Guadalajara
Visigothic Art and restocking in the Iberian Peninsula
La Seu Velha de Lleida
Vineyards of Iberia
The Roman Bridge of Alcantara

Two international nominations with Portugal
La Dehesa
Schematic Rock Art of the West Peninsular

Transnational Nomination
European Beech Forests (3 components)
- Aztaparreta and Lizardoia (Navarra)
- Beech Ayllon (Madrid, Castilla La Mancha and Castilla y León)
- Beech Asotin Canal and Cuesta Cold in Picos de Europa (Castilla y León)

http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2015/03/13/valencia/1426275927_033928.html

Renomination from Jordan.

Arab Eclecticism - Foundation and evolution of an Architectural School in the city of As-Salt (1860-1925) (Jordan)

OLD CITY OF SALT (Jordan) has been removed.

Removed: 1 nomination struck off Indonesia's tentative list.

GUNONGAN HISTORICAL PARK (Indonesia)

Quite a few of our speculation and research on the development of tentative lists have come to pass. I suppose a few more might be added before the WHC.

Australia
Cabo Verde
Ecuador
El Salvador
Japan
Pakistan
Republic of Korea

Malaysia (in progress)
Spain (in progress)

Brunei (1st)
Cook Islands (1st)
Djibouti (1st)
Equatorial Guinea (1st)
Niue (1st)
Sao Tome and Principe (1st)

Germany (12 nominations)
Indonesia (3 nominations)
Mongolia (12 nominations)
Philippines (3 nominations)
Saudia Arabia (10 nominations)

A news article on the new Philippine tentative list selection:

http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/191590/mount-mayon-turtle-islands-chocolate-hills-up-fo r-inclusion-on-unesco-list