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Stricter laws target scrap shop crimes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2025
» The House Committee on Industry has amended the Control of Sale by Auction and Trade of Antiques Act 1931 to introduce a prison sentence for scrap shop owners who purchase stolen goods.
Trafficked antiques to be brought home
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/11/2024
» Antiques from the 3,000-year-old Ban Chiang World Heritage Site are scheduled to be returned to Thailand next week to mark the International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property.
Govt seeks looted antiques
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/08/2022
» The government is moving to retrieve at least three more objects of antiquity displayed in a US museum after its earlier success in securing the return of ancient relics to Thailand, said Minister of Culture Itthiphol Kunplome.
Royal cremation museum to be completed next year
Post Reporters, Published on 31/01/2022
» Construction of a new museum in Pathum Thani province to commemorate the funeral ceremony His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great will be completed next year on schedule, the Fine Arts Department said on Monday.
Panel eyes three artefacts for return
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2021
» The national committee on repatriation of stolen artefacts will pursue another three historical artefacts displayed in museums in the US and UK, says Itthiphol Kunplome, the culture minister.
PM sounds protest alarm
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday warned that the country will lose an opportunity to move forward if the anti-government protests persist.
Rally leaders face charges
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/09/2020
» Two police complaints have been filed against student protest leaders -- which include an accusation of lese majeste -- after the weekend protest at Sanam Luang, according to the assistant commissioner of the national police force.
Somkid B2m richer since taking office
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/09/2020
» Somkid Jatusripitak, a former deputy prime minister, gained 2.4 million baht worth of assets after joining the cabinet, while Suvit Maesincee, former education minister, was half a million baht poorer, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) as it revealed their finances.
Work to rebuild old trading post begins
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/06/2020
» The Fine Arts Department (FAD) has begun rebuilding a demolished trading post that once belonged to the Bombay Burmah Trading Co in Phrae yesterday.
Work on Bombay Burmah house begins
Post Reporters, Published on 22/06/2020
» The Fine Arts Department has begun rebuilding a demolished trading post that once belonged to the Bombay Burmah Trading Co in Phrae on Monday.