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US to return 4 sculptures looted from Buri Ram
Post Reporters, Published on 01/05/2025
» The United States will return to Thailand four sculptures believed to have been stolen from Prasat Hin Khao Plai Bat II in Buri Ram, according to Phnombootra Chandrajoti, director-general of the the Fine Arts Department.
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.
NACC suspects 3 police of being 'unusually rich'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/08/2024
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has accused a former chief of the Marine Police Division and two other senior police officers of being "unusually rich".
Three senior police officers declared ‘unusually rich’
Post Reporters, Published on 22/08/2024
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found a former chief of the Marine Police Division and two other senior police officers to be unusually rich.
'Golden Boy' draws crowds
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/05/2024
» Thais and foreigners flocked to the National Museum Bangkok on Wednesday to see the 900-year-old "Golden Boy" statue that was repatriated recently after having been smuggled out of the country in 1975 by notorious art dealer Douglas Latchford.
Rail work suspended after ancient relics found
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/04/2024
» The Fine Arts Department has ordered the suspension of construction of the Den Chai-Chiang Khong railway in tambon Toong Kwao of Phrae's Muang district after the discovery of ancient artefacts aged between 400 and 500 years in the construction site.
'Tourist overload' at Si Thep
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/09/2023
» The Thai delegation has raised concerns that Si Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun province is ill-prepared to accommodate an expected influx of tourists after Unesco listed it as a World Heritage Site (WHS) this week.
Krabi cave art hints at old rituals
Post Reporters, Published on 01/04/2023
» A prehistoric cave painting has been found on Koh La Pu Le in Krabi, dating back between 3,000 and 5,000 years. Archaeologists said the cave could have been used for a ritual practice by ancient sea folk.
First 'cultural map' of the country now online
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/02/2023
» The first online cultural map of Thailand is now available with more than 2,000 cultural sites across the country, ready to be upgraded for metaverse technologies.
Buddha statues returned from Australia
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/01/2023
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has handed nine wooden Buddha statues donated by an Australian national over to the Fine Arts Department, according to a post published on Thurday on the ministry's website. The small wood carvings each measure 10 to 15 centimetres in height.