Southern Thailand awaits historic UNESCO decision on Wat Phra Mahathat
TUESDAY, JULY 07, 2026
Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat moves closer to a UNESCO decision that could make it Southern Thailand’s first World Heritage site.
Thap Lan land rights panel planned to separate villagers from investors
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026
Suchart Chomklin says a Thap Lan rights panel will verify plots case by case, protect genuine villagers and prevent investors exploiting boundary changes
Thap Lan land hand-back defended as govt seeks balance between villagers and forest protection
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation says the plan to remove 155,865 rai from Thap Lan National Park is meant to resolve decades-old land-rights disputes while protecting the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai World Heritage forest.
Cambodia’s Songkran festival vying for UNESCO recognition
THURSDAY, MARCH 06, 2025
As Siem Reap’s Angkor Songkran Festival is officially declared a major annual event, Cambodia is actively working to inscribe traditional Khmer New Year celebrations on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Phu Phra Bat Thailand's newest Cultural World Heritage Site
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2024
Historical park recognised as Thailand's 8th World Heritage site and 5th Cultural World Heritage site; it is also the 2nd World Heritage site in Udon Thani province
Steps initiated for declaration of Indus River as Unesco World Heritage
MONDAY, JULY 18, 2022
The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh and the National Monuments Authority (NMA) has initiated steps to seek a declaration of the “Indus River” as an Unesco World Heritage. A conference was recently organised in Leh for this purpose.
Vaster than ancient Ayutthaya and perhaps just as important in its day, Si Thep in Phetchabun has begun sharing its secrets. it also sits on an oil field