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…]

Headscarves are acceptable: Thai Education Ministry Woravat

Pattani Provincial Central Mosque
Pattani Provincial Central Mosque in the violence plagued South. Photo: Ukwaenterprise / flickr.

Muslim students are not violating the Education Ministry’s dress code by wearing a headscarf or the hijab, Education Minister Woravat Auapinyakul said yesterday. He said [Read More…]