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Ombudsman steps into dig site row
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 22/02/2019
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The Ombudsman has stepped in to mediate a dispute between the Fine Arts Department and more than 1,600 locals in Phimai district who claim the department has declared 2,600 rai of their land an archaeological site.
Phimai temple ruins damaged by lightning
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 11/11/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The top of the main shrine of the ancient Hindu temple ruins, a prominent feature of the Phimai Historical Park in Phimai district of this northeastern province, was damaged after being struck by a lightning on the night of Nov 9, interrupting the Phimai Tourism Festival being held on Nov 7-11.
Weather-sculpted ravine draws visitors to community forest
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 18/10/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: An area of unusually shaped rocky outcrops inside a community forest is getting a lot of attention from visitors, and local organisations want it declared a new eco-tourism site.
Phimai locals step up site plan protest
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 20/09/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The protest against the planned declaration of the entire Phimai municipality as a historical site has escalated, with disgruntled residents demanding the ouster of a senior fine arts official.
Tourists still flock to Phimai Historical Park
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 04/03/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Despite the Fine Arts Department's move to declare a 2,600-rai area in Phimai Municipality a historic site, a large number of tourists were still visiting the Khmer temple ruins in the Phimai Historical Park in Phimai district on Sunday.
Phimai people want ruins declared historic site, not entire town
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 03/03/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: People in Phimai municipality say they want the Fine Arts Department to declare only the ruins and ancient ponds as a historic site, not the entire municipality.
Phimai historical park locals can stay
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 01/03/2018
» The Fine Arts Department (FAD) said Wednesday that more than 1,665 families living in the Phimai historical site in Nakhon Ratchasima will be allowed to stay.
Residents face uncertainty as Phimai nears historic site status
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 26/02/2018
» Nakhon Ratchasima: Residents in Tambon Phimai municipality of Phimai district yesterday voiced opposition to the Fine Arts Department's (FAD) move to declare a 2,658-rai area as a historic site, saying they had proper legal documents to prove their right to occupy the land.