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News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 16/05/2021
» A rare statue of Phra Sri Arya Maitreya which was stolen from a local museum at Wat Lai in Lop Buri's Tha Wung district in early March was discovered on Saturday morning.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/03/2021
» Two ancient lintels believed stolen and put on display at a US museum are to be returned to Thailand next month, Fine Arts Department chief Prateep Pengtako said.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/03/2020
» A southern conservation network yesterday threatened to take the Fine Arts Department to court unless it restored the Khao Yala conservation zone in Yala province to protect its ancient cave paintings from industrial rock blasting.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 13/03/2020
» The restoration of Ayutthaya's Wat Chaiwattanaram, one of Thailand's cultural landmarks, has entered its second phase with support from the US government.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/03/2020
» Conservationists have urged the Fine Arts Department to nullify an order that revokes part of Khao Yala mountain -- home to an ancient fresco -- as a conservation site in Yala's Muang district in order to pave the way for a quarry.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 09/03/2019
» Recent news reports about an oil exploration project which is a just a stone's throw away from Si Thep historical park in Phetchabun has shocked the Thai people. The project, if it isn't shot down, may dim the hopes of the site becoming a Unesco world heritage site. PLOENPOTE ATTHAKOR talks to well-respected scholar Phuthorn Bhumadhon about the hot topic.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 19/01/2018
» A leading academic and social activists have expressed concern about the deployment of soldiers at the embattled Mahakan community by the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), saying the military presence has created a climate of fear.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 22/06/2017
» Nine houses at the historic Mahakan Fort community are being evaluated for their "worthiness" by a joint committee set up to resolve the housing conflict.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 05/06/2017
» The government is revising its master plan for Rattanakosin's conservation which aims to help old communities continue living where they are and avoid eviction, academic Yongtanit Pimonsathean says.
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/05/2017
» The evaluation of old houses in the Mahakan community under five criteria is well under way, community leader Tawatchai Voramahakun said on Friday.