UNESCO certifies Songkran as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage

Tourists and residents celebrate Songkran Festival, the Thai New Year by splashing water to each others in Phuket.
Tourists and residents celebrate Songkran Festival, the Thai New Year by splashing water to each others. Photo: Phuketian.S / Phuket@photographer.net.

UNESCO has issued an official certificate inscribing Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year festival, as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage, following the intergovernmental convention [Read More…]

Thai traditional dress proposed for Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Thai girls dancing at Wat Phra Thaen Sila
Thai girls dancing at Wat Phra Thaen Sila. Image: Tevaprapas / Wikimedia.

The Ministry of Culture plans to propose adding Thai traditional dress for the intangible cultural heritage listings of Unesco, according to Kowit Pakamart, director-general of [Read More…]

UNESCO Adds Thailand’s Si Thep Historical Park to World Heritage List

Prang Song Phi Nong at Si Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun Province, Thailand.
Prang Song Phi Nong at Si Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun Province, Thailand. Photo: Ddalbiez.

BANGKOK, Sept 19 (TNA) – UNESCO has announced Si Thep historical park in Phetchabun province has been registered as a new world heritage site. Two [Read More…]

Khorat Geopark Certified as UNESCO Global Geopark

Mun Bon Dam reservoir in Khok Krachai subdistrict in Khon Buri District, Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat)
Mun Bon Dam reservoir in Khok Krachai subdistrict in Khon Buri District, Nakhon Ratchasima. Photo: jacmwpompe. CC BY-SA 3.0.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA (NNT) – Thailand’s caretaker prime minister has received documents officially certifying Khorat Geopark in Nakhon Ratchasima as the second UNESCO Global Geopark in [Read More…]