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Villagers rally to save ancient ruins
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2019
» A protest against oil exploration in Phetchabun province has flared up as locals fear the activity will spoil the government's bid to have Si Thep Historical Park listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
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Oil firm told to stay away from old city
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/03/2019
» The Fine Arts Department is demanding Eco Orient Resources (Thailand) keep its oil exploration plans away from an ancient city in Phetchabun's Si Thep district as it is in the process of applying for Unesco World Heritage status for the ruins.
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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.
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Apirat urged to remain neutral
News, Published on 20/02/2019
» Politicians demanded Tuesday that the army chief remain neutral in the lead-up to the March 24 general election after he rebuked them for calling for defence budget cuts and revived an anti-communist song as a sign of his military fervour.
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Ancestral village in China cools to Shinawatras
Published on 19/01/2019
» TAXIA, China: Inside an ordinary ancestral shrine in a village in southern China, where locals pay respects to their forebears, hang photographs of two unusual figures: Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra.
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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.
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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.
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Parks officials refuse to budge over Similan quota
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/10/2018
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has rejected a request by business operators to postpone a quota system for tourists in Similan National Park in Phangnga province.
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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.
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Phimai residents seek official's ouster in historical-site row
Published on 19/09/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The protest against the planned declaration of all of densely populated Phimai municipality as a historical site has escalated, with disgruntled residents demanding the ouster of a senior fine arts official.
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