THE Thai Fine Arts Department has received four ancient bronze sculptures, three of them Bodhisattvas and one the Buddha, that had been smuggled to US by an unscrupulous art dealer and officially returned by San Francisco Museum of Asian Art on Dec. 8, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 6). Villagers living around Khao Plai
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Some Paris Olympic athletes ask for medals to be replaced after quickly deteriorating
By AP and published by Yahoo!Sports SOME OF the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. The French mint told The Associated Press on Tuesday (Jan. 14) that it is replacing a number of medals from the 2024 Paris Games and Paralympics after athletes complained that they have already
Read more30 vehicles stolen in UK and sold in Thailand returned
THIRTY out of 35 vehicles that were stolen in the UK and sold in Thailand were handed back to their rightful owners at a ceremony attended by Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong and British Ambassador Mark Gooding this morning (July 19), MNG Online said. Po.l Col. Yutthana Praedam, acting head of the Department of Special
Read morePolice give certificate to man who handed in tourist’s wallet
A THAI MAN who found a Singaporean woman’s wallet full of cash in Yaowarat area and handed it in to Plabplachai 2 police station was given a certificate of honour by this police team today (June 6), Matichon newspaper said. Pol.Col. Phanom Chuathong, superintendent of this station, said Mr. Chavalit Krisadarangsan, 77, told them
Read moreThai in US returns 13 Ban Chiang antiquities to the country
REPRESENTATIVES of the Foreign Ministry handed over 13 Ban Chiang antiquities that a Thai man in the US had returned to the country to the Fine Arts Department yesterday (Apr. 25), Matichon newspaper said. Mr. Mali Nongyao, who lives in the US, had contacted the Thai Consulate General in Los Angeles that he wished
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