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Sacred Karen tusks returned
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 27/02/2026
» Tak province has returned a pair of 400-year-old sacred elephant tusks to the Karen "long-haired hermit" community of Lay Tong Ku in Umphang district, ending a years-long dispute over the culturally significant artefacts.
Events to showcase Korea's tradition
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/02/2026
» South Korea is aiming to deepen its longstanding ties with Thailand by hosting a series of events highlighting traditional Korean culture this year, says Sunju Lee, Director of the Korean Cultural Center in Thailand (KCC).
Archaeologists uncover war drums in Phetchaburi
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/02/2026
» The Fine Arts Department has announced new archaeological findings following the discovery of two bronze war drums, known as Mahoratuek drums, in Ban Don Phlap in Ban Lat district of Phetchaburi, marking the first such find in the province.
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".
Archaeological site in Korat gets support
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/06/2024
» Further archaeological excavation will be undertaken at a site where three ancient human skeletons were found in downtown Muang district of Nakhon Ratchasima late last month, says the Culture Ministry.
'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.
Met to return 2 looted bronze statues
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 27/04/2024
» The Ministry of Culture has sent a representative to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to inspect two artefacts before they are returned to Thailand, according to Culture Minister Sermsak Pongpanit.
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.