Prasat Ta Khwai temple belongs to Thailand but panel resolving problems: PM
PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Nov. 5) that the ancient Prasat Ta Khwai temple is within Thai territory but the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) is resolving all outstanding issues, Amarin TV said. He pointed out that he has clearly stated Thai territory must be protected above all else. Regarding influencers organising a […]
Read MoreArmy confirms some Cambodians visited border temple
THE THAI army this morning (June 20) confirmed that a group of Cambodian tourists crossed the border and visited Prasat Ta Khwai temple in Surin province and sang a song there with this occurring after the neighbouring country filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice over this and two other ancient temples […]
Read MoreOver a 1,000-year-old pagoda unearthed in Phayao
VILLAGERS and monks in northern Phayao city district have unearthed over a thousand-year-old seven-tiered pagoda in rice fields expropriated for the construction of Den Chai-Chiang Rai-Chiang Khong double-track railway, Naewna newspaper said today (March 24). This ancient temple, located near Ban Chedi Ngam community where the construction team is building the railway line, has […]
Read MoreArmy moves to defuse tension after another row erupts at ancient temple
AFTER another heated argument broke out at Prasat Ta Muen Thom temple on the border at Phanom Dong Rak district, Surin province, today (Feb. 25) with this time it was a Thai guide who traded barbs with Cambodian soliders, the 2nd Army Region commander urged netizens to stop sharing a video clip showing Cambodian […]
Read MoreRussians nabbed in Phuket, charged with stealing ancient painting
THREE of four Russians wanted for the theft of an ancient painting from a Swiss man in Pattaya were arrested in Phuket today (Sept. 8) under warrants issued by Chonburi court, Siam Rath newspaper said. Immigration police in Phuket raided two houses in Koh Kaew sub-district, Mueang district, Phuket, under a search warrant issued by […]
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