THE THAI army this morning (Dec. 17) released a dramatic video of the Thai flag being planted atop Prasat Ta Kwai ancient temple at the border in Phanom Dong Rak district, Surin province, amidst Cambodian gunfire with this being a genuine clip and not AI generated, Amarin TV said. This video shows the bravery
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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 moreCambodia tells UNESCO border clashes seriously damaged Preah Vihear Temple.
CAMBODIA told the 43rd UNESCO general assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, that the five-day border clashes between Thai and Khmer soldiers in July caused serious damage to the World Heritage Site of Preah Vihear Temple, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 4). Dr. Phoeung Sackona, Cambodian minister of culture and fine arts, told the UNESCO meeting
Read moreAncient temple closed, Cambodians need a visa to visit: Second Army Region Chief
THE FENCE along the border under the control of the Second Army Region is permanent and the ancient temple Prasat Ta Muen Thom is closed with Cambodians requiring a visa to visit the monument, TV Channel 7 said today (Sep. 2). Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang, commander of Second Army Region, said: “The entire Chong-arnma
Read more2nd Army Region ready to build fence at border temple despite risk
THE 2nd Army Region is willing to build a fence at Prasat Ta Muen Thom border temple if so ordered by the government and the Fine Arts Department but warned doing so could lead to tensions escalating as Cambodia does not accept the 1:50,000 map, Naewna newspaper said today (July 15). Lt. Gen. Boonsin
Read moreBig rush for free eggs given by foreign family at temple event
A GERMAN man and his Thai wife thrilled villagers in Kalasin province by distributing free eggs on the occasion of giving a big donation for the construction of a new building for monks to live in and joining in officially opening the new Wat Pa Si Sutthawat temple today (July 3), Naewna newspaper said.
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 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 moreMinistry denies Hun Manet called Phumtham to apologise for temple incident
THE DEFENCE Ministry today (Feb. 20) denied Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet called Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai to apologise for a group of Cambodian soldiers and civilians singing their national anthem at Prasat Ta Muen Thom temple which lies along the border at Phanom Dong Rak district, Surin province, a few days
Read moreArtist gets 8 months for spray-painting temple wall
AN ARTIST from Khon Kaen who spray-painted an anarchist symbol and the number 112 on a wall of the Temple of Emerald Buddha then crossed it out in March last year was today (July 4) sentenced to eight months in jail without parole, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Mr. Sutthawee Soikham, or Bang Aern,
Read moreHindu temple opened on old mosque site, fulfilling Modi’s election promise
By Geeta Pandey and Yogita Limaye, BBC Ayodhya, Indi – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a grand temple to Hindu god Ram in the flashpoint city of Ayodhya. He said it heralded “a new era” for India – the temple replaces a 16th-Century mosque torn down by Hindu mobs in 1992, sparking riots
Read moreTalks on reopening gate to Preah Vihear Temple urged
SOME Sisaket MPs want Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to negotiate with Cambodian leader Hun Manet on reopening the gate to Preah Vihear temple ruins from Khao Phra Viharn National Park on the Thai side during his visit to the neighbouring country next month, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 20). Dr. Phumin Lee Teeraprasert, a
Read moreFire damages famous Ayutthaya temple
FIREMEN took over 30 minutes to extinguish a blaze at 400-year-old Wat Rat Banthom this afternoon (July 20) with some Buddha images, the roof and wooden beams as well as the interior walls being damaged, Matichon newspaper said. At 12.45 p.m. Pol.Lt.Col. Rakchat Prasobhon, an investigator at Nakhon Luang police station, was alerted of
Read moreUltra-royalists urged to rally after message sprayed at temple
FOLLOWING the arrest of an artist for spraying the message 112, referring Criminal Code Section 112, also known as the lese majeste law, on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha last evening (Mar. 28), an anti-bullying centre called on members of an ultra-royalist group to rally at various Metropolitan police stations
Read moreTemple altering two guardian giants amid a wave of criticism
UPON being hit by heavy criticism, a temple in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) province that only a few days ago unveiled statues of two sleeping guardian giants with one holding a submarine and the other wearing two watches with the tag “borrowed from a friend” is now altering them so that they are less controversial, Sanook.com
Read moreTemple selling a pair of albino buffaloes to pay off debts
WITH the coronavirus pandemic having led to fewer people making merit and on top of this those who have borrowed money are not repaying their loans, the Abbot of Wat E-ngao temple in Chanthaburi province has now decided to sell a pair of albino buffaloes to make ends meet, TV Channel 7 said today
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