Showing 1-10 of 26 results
-
Troops at Mahakan rattle locals
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.
-
Stolen statue found at bus stop
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.
-
Ancient lintels coming home
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.
-
Temple works enter 2nd phase
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.
-
FAD urged to rethink Khao Yala plan
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.
-
Heritage neglect lets Si Thep down
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.
-
Old town plan to get govt reset
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.
-
Evaluation of Mahakan Fort houses under way
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.
-
Without people, Mahakan will be 'dead'
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 08/03/2017
» As the Mahakan Community conflict drags on, <b>PLOENPOTE ATTHAKOR</b> talks to Chatri Prakitnonthakan, a lecturer at Silpakorn University's Architecture Faculty, who conducted a study on the community in 2006.
-
King Chulalongkorn's regent Chuang Bunnag honoured
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 20/01/2017
» Thailand has nominated Somdej Chaophraya Borom Maha Sri Sury Wongse, better known as Chuang Bunnag, 1808-1883, and regent of King Rama V, as an "eminent personality of Unesco" for 2018.
Your recent history
-
Recently searched
-
Recently viewed links