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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.
Wat Phra Mahathat nears UNESCO World Heritage decision
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
Wat Phra Mahathat in Nakhon Si Thammarat will be considered for UNESCO World Heritage status at a key meeting in Busan
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.
5 days of spine-chilling horror in Ayutthaya
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024
Ayutthaya, Thailand’s ancient capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is hosting a spine-chilling horror festival to boost tourism.
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.
A race to save the past
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019
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
Japan Christian sites added to UNESCO World Heritage list
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018
A dozen Christian locations in parts of southern Japan where members of the faith were once brutally persecuted were selected for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list on Saturday.
Temple set for Unesco candidacy
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2016
THAILAND may propose Wat Phra That Phanom in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom as a Unesco world heritage site, Culture Minister Veera Rojpojanarat said yesterday.